Monday, 16 May 2011

The £400 test that tells you how long you'll live...

On sale later this year in Britain is a blood test that will tell you how fast someone is ageing and how long you have left to live. The test measures vital structures on the tips of a person’s chromosomes, they are called; telomeres. By these telomeres scientists can see if a person is older or younger than their biological age or can see how fast they are ageing. A lot of people request for a test like this and scientists believe that when they bring down the cost of the test, thousand more people would request for the test. People need to know what their lifespan is so they can adjust their lifestyles to it. The test now costs about €500 (£435).

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I think this is a very difficult subject for me to have an opinion about. On one hand I don’t like the idea of knowing when your life is over, it should come when you don’t expect it or you will be miserable for a long time, waiting for death. But I also believe that it’s useful to know when you are going to die because than you can adjust your lifestyle, like spend all your money before you are going to die or do something crazy. But if I have to choose which way I like it better I would have to say the first, I wouldn’t like to know when I’m going to die, I would be curious but I don’t want to know.

Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-163400-test-that-tells-you-how-long-youll-live-2284639.html
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  1. Relinde van Vark1 June 2011 at 06:07

    Interesting news article because you can have a really long discussion about it.
    You express your opinion about this news item well with less grammar mistakes. I don't trust the test. What if the outcome of the test is not true? Than you spent your life doing things for nothing, such a shame isn’t it? There are much more important things to spent my money on. Also I believe that my life is in the hands of God. I accept that when my time has come, it's over. I don’t want to interrupt God’s meanings with my life. But that's just my opinion.

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  2. UK OK! Liselotte Lakerveld13 June 2011 at 10:09

    I really agree with you, because I think I would be very curious as well. However, I wouldn't want to know, just like you, because I don't think you will live your life happily ever after when you know when it's going to end. I think you need to make one adjustment in your reaction: "But I also believe that it’s useful to know when you are going to die because than you can adjust your lifestyle" you should say, then instead of than;)

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  3. ukokelizabonder21 June 2011 at 03:13

    Hi Miranda! A very interesting subject which I have really been thinking about since you talked about this article in your Speaker's Corner. I found it difficult to choose. In the first place, the test is not completely reliable. You can still be hit by a bus tomorrow. And I don't like the thought that people will only really do what they have always wanted now, if they know they are going to die soon. Let's just live life to the fullest anyway.. even if we grow to be one hundred years old:)

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