Research Argument 
Jannel Amaya
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Dr. Shelly Wick
Writing and Rhetoric II
December 4, 2014
Immortality: The Key to Survival or Extinction?
Many movies, TV shows, and books implement a great desire to live forever. Whether it’s to live for eternity with a loved one, travel the world for new experiences, create cures for impossible diseases, or to see multiple generations from one family. Throughout the years many people have already shown the sign that they are living longer. From previous generations humans lived to the mid-twenties and gradually progressed to the forties then sixties and finally now the eighties as acknowledged by Beth Baker, journalist on aging and cancer issues. There are many discoveries of immortality already living in the world. Lobsters, three types of jellyfish, bowhead whales, turtles, clams, and glass sponges are examples of such animals that are able to live for long periods of time. Lauren Said-Moorhouse, journalist for CNN, interviewed Shin Kubota, a professor at Kyoto University 's Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, believes that Turritopsis (Immortal Jellyfish) has applications for human beings that, “is the most wonderful dream of mankind”. There has been multiple advances toward investigating what causes them to have that superpower. It could be possible to create a serum for eternal youth based on these factors, but in reality it will just cause a chaos that cannot be undone. George Dvorsky, editor for Opposing Viewpoints in Context, argues that “life extension…would open up a Pandora 's box of problems.” Scientists who are currently investigating the creation of a serum for eternal youth should not invent one due to the possible effects it may cause to the environment, the safety of the streets will decrease, and there will be an increase in the unemployment rate.
There is already a science being done to have their mind immortal but not their physical being. There is a possibility of keep the mind and conscious immortal from achieving
5131336
Dr. Shelly Wick
Writing and Rhetoric II
December 4, 2014
Immortality: The Key to Survival or Extinction?
Many movies, TV shows, and books implement a great desire to live forever. Whether it’s to live for eternity with a loved one, travel the world for new experiences, create cures for impossible diseases, or to see multiple generations from one family. Throughout the years many people have already shown the sign that they are living longer. From previous generations humans lived to the mid-twenties and gradually progressed to the forties then sixties and finally now the eighties as acknowledged by Beth Baker, journalist on aging and cancer issues. There are many discoveries of immortality already living in the world. Lobsters, three types of jellyfish, bowhead whales, turtles, clams, and glass sponges are examples of such animals that are able to live for long periods of time. Lauren Said-Moorhouse, journalist for CNN, interviewed Shin Kubota, a professor at Kyoto University 's Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, believes that Turritopsis (Immortal Jellyfish) has applications for human beings that, “is the most wonderful dream of mankind”. There has been multiple advances toward investigating what causes them to have that superpower. It could be possible to create a serum for eternal youth based on these factors, but in reality it will just cause a chaos that cannot be undone. George Dvorsky, editor for Opposing Viewpoints in Context, argues that “life extension…would open up a Pandora 's box of problems.” Scientists who are currently investigating the creation of a serum for eternal youth should not invent one due to the possible effects it may cause to the environment, the safety of the streets will decrease, and there will be an increase in the unemployment rate.
There is already a science being done to have their mind immortal but not their physical being. There is a possibility of keep the mind and conscious immortal from achieving
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