Is it possible that the atmosphere on another planet could slow down the aging process?
My mother and myself both believe that this is very possible, but I wanted to know if there is any scientific proof of it.
2007-06-09 07:41:52 · 6 answers · asked by polluxgirl14 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Oxygenation of your bodies cells increases the rate of aging. Naturally, if you lived in an oxygen light atmosphere, that still supported your respiration, the aging process would be slowed.
2007-06-09 07:49:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting question... But another has come to mind along the same lines... Mightn't we all live longer- if we all lived more "slowly"? It's already been suggested that if we ate LESS- we'd live longer. Maybe we could stretch our lifetimes out ever FURTHER- if we'd just live more simply-& quietly. ... I mean- consider the turtle; They're "at home" wherever they ARE- and are in no race with the World that rushes by them. And YET, they're among the longest lived creatures on the Planet- and have seen countless other species go extinct in the millions of years they've walked the Earth! ... So, where the aging process is concerned- maybe "slow"- is the way to go!!! :)
2007-06-09 08:01:00 · answer #2 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You ask a key question that science has not paid enough attention to, in my opinion. How can we ever hope to go to and explore distant worlds if we don't first master our own biology. Closer to your original question: it has been shown that systems in a strong gravitational field ages slightly more slowly than systems in lesser fields. So, planets with stronger gravity might extend our life span a bit. That isn't the right approach, however. If we are to go to the stars, we must either learned to clone ourselves and transfer consciousness; or, learn to successfully manipulate the aging process in our existing body (biochemistry) in such fashion that we can either accelerate or reverse the effects of aging; thus, making extremely long distant space travel possible.
2007-06-09 16:00:24 · answer #3 · answered by Bob D1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything is possible with space. But I don't believe anyone has given much thought to doing experiments of this sort. I could be wrong. We can only have theories. So there is no scientific proof, nor do I think there will be any in the future, unless we can exist on another planet.
2007-06-09 07:53:00 · answer #4 · answered by Twisted Maggie 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Reduction in the partial pressure of oxygen has been shown to have a small affect on the aging process, which is why some people (such as Michael Jackson) believe they'll live longer if they sleep in a barometric chamber in which the partial pressure of oxygen is reduced.
Doug
2007-06-09 07:52:26 · answer #5 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aging of material structures are empirically determined by the Ahrenius equation. Aging is a function of temperature in materials no matter where they are located in space.
Human aging is a mechanism in a biological system which is still not Understood by science.
Only the Earth is fit to maintain biological life as we know it.
2007-06-09 08:08:00 · answer #6 · answered by goring 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋