| Sure. I see DNA as a code that has been written by nature over millennia. We don't understand the genetic code well enough to hack or rewrite our DNA to grant us longevity. However, we might discover a species in nature with relevant genetic traits and replicate those parts, assuming that the species is not extinct. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/13/almost-7... If we've managed to wipe out 70% of animal populations in just 50 years, it doesn't seem like it will take long for those remaining populations to collapse. - More losers than winners: investigating Anthropocene defaunation through the diversity of population trends [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/brv.12974] - The climate crisis and biodiversity crisis can't be approached separately [https://phys.org/news/2023-04-climate-crisis-biodiversity-ap...] https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammal-decline Wild mammals have declined by 85% since the rise of humans https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2204892120 The total mammal biomass: - livestock (≈630 Mt) - humans (≈390 Mt) - wild marine mammals (≈40 Mt) - terrestrial wild mammals (≈20 Mt) Of the last category, about half is mice. And that's just mammals. Look at insects (80% decline), sharks (80-90%), fish (seas virtually empty in 2040's), birds (about 30-50% decline), etc. etc. https://ourworldindata.org/drivers-of-deforestation The primary driver of deforestation and subsequent biodiversity loss is animal agriculture, which occupies 80% of all agricultural lands. Our industrial agriculture, excluding animal agriculture, is also a significant contributor to biodiversity loss and soil degradation (also a form of biodiversity loss) due to its use of pesticides, herbicides, and over use of fertilizers. The majority of our pharmaceuticals originally stem from nature. We've just learned to read, and manipulate the genetic code, while simultaneously depleting the largest repository of such code. And this discussion doesn't even touch upon the ethical or moral implications of such behavior or the theft from future generations or zoonotic diseases ... - Biodiversity conservation: The key is reducing meat consumption [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26231772/] - Our global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss [https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/our-glob...] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_boundaries#Nine_boun... |
Aspirin comes from isolating the biologically active chemical, Salicylic acid, in willow tree bark.
Disc laser technology and nano -texture paints comes from reverse engineering the moth eye.
The more processed a food is - that is, the more informatic noise it contains, the less signal, the worse it is, nutrition wise. Also from a quantum history moralistic perspective, less dependency = less inputs = better.
Foods that are closer to death or have undergone a death process are largely toxic to the body in terms of biological debt on the inflammatory (cancer, autoimmune, stenosis of vessels, etc) axis.
Fruits, nuts, seeds, eggs, and cheese are closer to birth and if eaten relatively whole/unprocessed, will be absorbed with low impedence/resistance.
The human body is a biochemical engine. It is versatile and can accept bunker fuel, ie. oily processed garbage. But it'd rather have a high protein high fat diet consisting of foods that haven't been dressed up, or gone through chemically dangerous dying process.
Animals can be carnivores and take the route they wish. If we want to live longer, we have to actually understand what food energy is. Because most of our energy comes from oxygen. When we lose fat, 99% is breathed out. Just like a naturally aspirated car engine.