It's already started on CUK!

[Pondlife]

Eventually even gene choices will become less relevant, as people will probably be able change their characteristics temporarily "on the hoof", for example acquiring black skin for a month or two while visiting Africa on holiday and later changing it back after they return.

You mean like hair braids and henna tattoos?

[xoggoth]

Eventually we will return to the primordial soup.

[OwlHoot]

You mean like hair braids and henna tattoos?

in effect, but far less superficial and based on internal biochemically and biomechanically induced bodily changes perhaps over several days, even reversible sex changes for example like salamanders

[mudskipper]

Eventually we will return to the primordial soup.

Was that one of your stories, or am I thinking of someone else?

[vetran]

Was that one of your stories, or am I thinking of someone else?

Actually I'm surprised some Academic hasn't started validating some of Xoggy's stories with numbers as this one seems to be based on an HG Wells concept over a hundred years old.

Maybe you have to be dead to get real fame.

[Bunk]

Eventually we will return to the primordial soup.

Mmmm, primordial soup

[mudskipper]

Mmmm, Campbell's primordial soup

FTFY

[suityou01]

Why does the tall one look like Ed Milliband?

[DodgyAgent]

None of you have any idea. Considering the advancements in Science and technology over the past few years and that you people have been involved in these changes (by putting people out of work) it is likely that we will be able to control ageing and population, procreation etc etc:

The first person to reach 150 is already alive... and soon we'll live to be a THOUSAND, claims scientist | Mail Online

There's even a picture of EO waterskiing

[Ravello]

None of you have any idea. Considering the advancements in Science and technology over the past few years and that you people have been involved in these changes (by putting people out of work) it is likely that we will be able to control ageing and population, procreation etc etc:

The first person to reach 150 is already alive... and soon we'll live to be a THOUSAND, claims scientist | Mail Online

There's even a picture of EO waterskiing

Whilst I don't doubt that advances in medical science in the last 25 years have been mind-bending in some fields of research, there remains a significant number of illnesses for which there is still no known cure (nor in most cases any known cause either).

The most prevalent category (aside from cancers) are neurological disorders, the treatments available for things like MS, ME, Parkinsons, Alzheimers have changed very little in the last 10-15 years and all seek to manage symptoms as opposed to reversing or curing the disease. Stem cell treatments and such like are still yet to be proven even in rats.. Typically, it takes 10 years to make available treatments proven on lab rats to human-kind ... That's if they do transition successfully.

Additionally, the article you linked DA is 3 years old... The quack in question only has 22 years left to make good on his promises