Hormone enhancement
A member of a transhumanist discussion group on Facebook asks this question:
"A modification I would love to have done...
I like the idea. Anyone have any knowledge in this area?
"A modification I would love to have done...
So, I have always wanted to gain muscle, but no amount of throwing
calories in did anything for me. A bodybuilder friend of mine suggests
using anabolic steroids, but one, they're illegal here and two, steroid
hormones of any kind cause vertigo in susceptible people, including me
(found that out the hard way, lol).
But, you do have your own
endogenous ones, even if you're a girl or woman. I had the idea of
taking some zona reticularis tissue, cultivating it externally until you
have large amounts of it(if that was possible - I'm not sure if you
could get those cells to divide), then re-implanting it under the skin.
It would be entirely your own, so no rejection.
Sadly this
isn't one where you can go the Lepht Anonym route. It kind of involves
inserting a hollow needle into an area dangerously close to your spine.
One little slip and there would go my ability to walk, run, lift, sit
and stand, and piss in a toilet instead of a bag."
I like the idea. Anyone have any knowledge in this area?
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Sorry I didn't post it myself, only just discovered this site literally a few hours ago.
Seems like the two main issues with this mod are:
- It kind of involves inserting a hollow needle in your adrenal gland. This isn't exactly something you can do by yourself after sterilizing your bathroom in the mirror.
- Whether you could get that kind of tissue to grow exogenously...
Does anyone think this mod is something you could do on your own without severe dangers?
@Lukas: Any commentary on the feasibility of external cultivation or the odds of acceptance?
Also yes, for sure, it would be a 2 person job. In addition, you need machinery to be able to see what you're doing. Needle aspiration biopsies are normally done with computer tomography or ultrasound apparently...
Also you'd need to do tests to determine the output so you know what dose to take!
~Ian
Adenovirus or lentivirus with the modifications.
C/F : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_therapy