So living in an isolation bubble does help to extend a lifespan after all.
Are these any studies on this? Is it even possible to raise an organism in an environment with no competing bactera, pathogens, virus's, fungii, and prions?
I haven't seen any studies like this at all.
It does (for some unknown reason...) remind me of an episode of (yes, I it's ridiculous I know...but I can't stop typing...it..)
Star Trek:
"Pulaski suddenly remembers the "Thelusian Flu" aboard the Lantree and asks how the children's immune systems would react to it. Kingsley says it would be genetically altered to extinction. Pulaski believes that's what happening to them — the children's immune systems are attacking everyone." -Unnatural Selection episode.
(Ugh, I Digressed horribly...)
I think folks living with HIV can probably be considered the folks who most likely would continue to live in a bubble, but I don't notice many who actually do completely cut themselves off physically, even if they would live longer. I don't think regular folks would choose this unless you could create a closed in colony of some sort.
I suppose people would have to choose the bubble, or a regular limited life.
If you could live in a bubble, would you want to?
A