findings could also apply to humans mentioned also. his colleagues at the live nets institute and beg to differ the ageing process and humans is highly complex. it s possible to optimize a mechanism so that it functions longer like with a car you can improve the engine but there might come up a point when the clutch goes or the bodywork falls apart there will always be something that puts a spanner in the works so ultimately we don t expect we ll be able to extend lifespans beyond one hundred twenty. but in the future will people be living into their hundreds and remaining in good shape these zebrafish might have the answer they have the extraordinary ability to sell for a new. the researchers in you know are looking for the genes responsible for organ development in the fish larvae. even when the organism is old the
i m excited about this because developments in science are giving new fuel to the endless quest for immortality. now billionaires are jumping in on the action. according to this latest newsweek cover story, they re investing millions in research organizations and pharmaceutical groups to stop and extend the ageing process. joining me now is betsy isaacson contributor to newsweek and wrote that cover story. this is just fascinating to me, betsy betsy. so one of the founders of google, you talked to him about this. they re spending lots of money trying to figure out the key, the fountain to youth, everlasting youth. how plausible is this? so i think it s very plausible that we are going to start living for much longer. there have been a lot of advances very recently that may cause us to be able to live for much, much longer than we currently do.
the family s trust anymore per agreement of the family trust and that it would then get passed on to shelley sterling. his lawyer max bleacher said this evening that donald sterling does not have alzheimer s, that it s grossly inaccurate what s been said about him, that he s an 80-year-old man with the normal ageing process and those reports are greatly exaggerated. so the wife has an interest in trying to get him declared mentally unfit as the term was used today and he is saying that is not true? that s exactly right. but this has been a very painful chapter, megyn, for the national basketball association and now the nba can move forward. this dominated the play-offs. the finals start on thursday night and we will not have to hear anything further about donald sterling. he may not go away, but it will be irrelevant what he says from here on. the players seem happy bs teams are worth 2 billion-dollar and players must be worth more, as well. good to see you, jim.
expensive. that s simply the reality of it. and opposing tax increases doesn t change that reality. there s nothing in grover norquist s pledge that stops the ageing process. so there s no way the tax receipts of the 1960s will support the demographics of america in the 2030s. anyone who says otherwise is not taking the reality seriously. joining us is a man who always takes reality seriously. chris hayes. so one thing i always think is true in our political discussions is we don t like to face up to big changes. we like to use them as evidence for whatever policies are adapting. but the ageing of the society, i don t think we have come close to thinking about what that will mean for our economy or the government or any of it it. the only discussion we have is we re getting older so the entitlement programs will go bankruptcy. taking the reality seriously. joining us is a man who always takes reality seriously. chris hayes. so one thing i always think is true in our political discuss
have more of both. today the elderly make up 13% of the population. by 2050, they are expected to be 20%. that means you ll need to spend a lot more on social security and medicare. and we hope will keep happening and that will push the cost higher. the future turns out to be expensive. that s simply the reality of it. and opposing tax increases doesn t change that reality. there s nothing in grover norquist s pledge that stops the ageing process. so there s no way the tax receipts of the 1960s will support the demographics of america in the 2030s. anyone who says otherwise is not taking the reality seriously. joining us is a man who always takes reality seriously. chris hayes. so one thing i always think is true in our political discussions is we don t like to face up to big changes. we like to use them as evidence for whatever policies are adapting. but the ageing of the society, i