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2034 - First full brain transplant; 87 year old man's brain transplanted in 19 year old body
2017 - Hangover Proof Guinness; Oh My Goodness My Guinness is Good for Me
2017 - Chocoholic Heaven; healthy, nearly zero-calorie chocolate melts the market
2032 - Cancer cured? Amazing new compound found in shrinking Amazon rainforest
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BOSTON, MA – June 15, 2037. Researchers from MIT, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in association with the Mayo Institute, have announced the discovery of what may be the fountain of youth, in a new gene modification therapy that they have dubbed “auto-cloning”. Scientists have long know that certain types of trees have the ability to clone themselves, essentially living forever. In this case, forever seems to be anywhere from a thousand to ten thousand years in age, but that, compared to the average American life expectancy of 85 may seem like forever. Old Tjikko is a Norwegian Spruce tree with a root bowl dated at over 9,500 years in age. In essence, the concept of cellular regeneration for animals is the same as that for plants, meaning with the right tweaking, similar results are possible, where the body clones its own cells to extend life spans. And Old Tjikko isn’t alone, at least fifty other trees and plants with similar ranges have been identified, and now scientists think they understand why, publishing their results in a peer reviewed document to encourage further research into longevity.
This story posted by best selling sci-fi author Peter Cawdron, author of Serengeti – find his blog here.
PALO ALTO – June 8, 2029 – Apple today stunned the world with its latest innovation in the world of technology. To thunderous applause Steve Jobs emerged from the iCryo and announced that Apple had cracked cryogenic technology. Apple’s stock soared as the iconic leader announced that he was fully healed and that the prototype iCryo had kept him alive but in a frozen state for 17 years while a cure was sought for his cancer.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – Sept 14th, 2086 – With the death earlier this morning of Gladis Westery of Manchester, England, the world population moved symbolically below the seven billion mark. The last time the world population was this low, the year was 2014, a song recorded by a human topped the charts, and vehicles were relegated to the ground.
Professor Dimitri Gustav of the United Nations Council on World Population scoffed when asked about the news. “Nobody knows what the exact number is,” he is quoted as saying. “It could be a few thousand on either side of seven billion.” Dr. Gustav went on to say that the media was paying too much attention to the single loss of Mrs. Westerly and not enough to the larger issues, such as the ghost towns like Detroit that dot the globe and stand completely empty. He asserts that this trend was noticed as far back as 2003, when parents decided that one child was plenty and two were quite enough. Populations everywhere continue to decline and the working average creeps higher and higher.
Programs meant to entice more offspring have made little dent. Janis Block, a neighbor of Mrs. Westerly’s, commented on these programs while bouncing her only child on her hip. “Twenty thousand pounds to have another one of these?” she is quoted as saying. “It’ll take a lot more than two months rent to convince me.” Another neighbor, who wished her name withheld, said: “They’ll rip my birth control implants out of my cold, dead body.”
Mrs. Westerly was 135 years old when she passed. The cause of death was listed as complications due to a face transplant she received thirty two years earlier. She is survived by her daughter Phyllis, her grandson Carlton, her great-granddaughter Sarah, and her two great-great-grandchildren Michael and Jefferey. She left a considerable endowment to her seven cats, which will go to the Manchester East Animal Shelter.
For more reading, see: British Cat Population Officially Out of Control
Reported by Hugh Howey, #1 best selling author of the Wool series, read Hugh’s blog here.
SAN FRANCISCO – Feb.20th, 2035 – Even though conscious transference technology is still a long way off and the recreating the conscious mind still in the realm of science fiction, the ability to record the exact state of the hundred billion or so neurons in a human brain has now become a reality with the Cognix smarticle system. Cognix today announced the commercial release of a “mind back-up” that copies the exact state of your neurological system, in anticipation of one day being able to transfer this into a machine, perhaps the first step in immortality…
NEW YORK – May 14th, 2015 Latest reports speak of at least 100,000 reported cases of the new, untreatable flu strain sweeping through the world since the first case was reported just two days ago. The symptoms are consistent with victims showing hyper-aggressive behavior and biting and scratching anyone they encounter, further spreading the disease among first responders. Persistent reports, backed by documents leaked by insiders, indicate that the Government has been working on new viruses in secret facilities to develop super-soldiers, modern day beserkers who would be immune to pain, and even death. A Government spokesperson rubbished the claim as `conspiracy theories’. Meanwhile, the virus continues to rage out of control.
Submitted by Mainak Dhar, the #1 Amazon.com Sci-Fi bestseller of Alice in Deadland. Learn more about him and his writing at mainakdhar.com.
BERLIN – January 26, 2023 – Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturer Cheng Da today announced licensing deal with PfizerSanofi Inc. to supply European market with its IQ enhancing drug, MetaQ. The move comes quickly on the heels of a surprise approval of MetaQ by the European Medicines Agency, surprising because of the suspicion around the results of the Phase III trials of the drug that were carried out entirely within China. In particular, the American FDA has categorically blocked the new drug, but observers think pressure from the increasingly muscular Chinese diplomatic stance has pushed the EU after rumors of a trade war if the drug was blocked.
PfizerSanofi will be delivering the version of MetaQ that are reported to increase the average IQ by 5 to 25 points, citing marketing research showing highest demand there. The news comes after release of research data that shows statistically insignificant side effects from the Chinese trials.
German officials claim first shipments should go to French.
HOLLYWOOD – June 3rd, 2053 – Today, Leonard Nimoy, famous for his role as Dr. Spock on Star Trek nearly a century ago and who made headlines again as the first ‘brain in a box’ over a decade ago, today made his reappearance on the red carpet at the 125th Academy Awards in his newly grown synthetic body. This marks the first time in which a young, healthy body has been implanted with an ageing, failing organ, namely Mr. Nimoy’s brain. Mr. Nimoy looked every part the dashing celebrity, however, in his newly implanted 25 year old body…
LOS ANGELES – May 1st, 2017 – Plastic surgeons in Los Angeles today announced the first known case of someone voluntarily amputating their limbs to have them replaced with prosthetics. Susan Hanssen, speaking from the recovery room at the BodyMod plastic surgery clinic in Los Angeles, said that she was in good condition and looking forward to her new identity. She said this was driven by a desire to consume her own body, as some kind of apparently religious act. Shocked authorities are now questioning whether people should be allowed such extreme forms of body modification…
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