Bonus: the drug may help slow aging in health humans as well.
Yet no “rational” person would donate to a Progeria foundation because of the low incidence (1:8 million) , given that it falls under the “rare diseases in cute pup… err, children” category.
Let’s count our black swans when they actually hatch… There are many ways to induce aging artificially and then fix it without affecting regular aging, just like there are many ways to cripple your mental performance and then ameliorate the damage without producing a useful nootropic.
(Besides that, progeria has been justified by its benefits in understanding serious issues which are compelling to a ‘”rational” person’ - like everyone else’s aging. Just google ‘progeria “normal aging”’!)
Yet no “rational” person would donate to a Progeria foundation because of the low incidence (1:8 million) , given that it falls under the “rare diseases in cute pup… err, children” category.
Black swans ruin everything.
Let’s count our black swans when they actually hatch… There are many ways to induce aging artificially and then fix it without affecting regular aging, just like there are many ways to cripple your mental performance and then ameliorate the damage without producing a useful nootropic.
(Besides that, progeria has been justified by its benefits in understanding serious issues which are compelling to a ‘”rational” person’ - like everyone else’s aging. Just google ‘progeria “normal aging”’!)