New cell treatment could help us live a THIRD longer: Life expectancy could leap to 108 with controversial cell rejuvenation technique

Why do this? We currently have a crisis of an ageing population that we can't afford, who is going to pay for all these people living to 108 or will the retirement age go up to 95? Lets stop seeking eternal life and be happy with some good years of retirement and leave some space and money for the younger generations.

We can't afford the elderly population we have now. This really is the land of nightmares. The NHS will certainly not fund this but rich people will find clinics in some compliant countries to administer the treatment. When they return to the UK how do state sector pensions deal with the extra cost? Stop payment at some nominal age? Supposing someone bankrupts themselves to get the treatment and then throw themselves onto the benefits system? Our politicians can't think years in advance, let alone decades.

You can't look after the elderly now. What do we want to live longer and be a burden. Save the youngest with terminal illness. That would be the best thing ever.

Just great, I won't be able to retire until I'm 90 now.

Hate to be a party pooper but the world is vastly overpopulated as it is. I'd rather us all live a semi-decent quality of life then be fighting for trolleys in the supermarket or spots on the bus at the grand old age of 108, thanks.

Are they going to invent a money tree to go along with it?

Well, if you're going to live to 108 you're going have to work to 90.

It's only a matter of time before looking young at 80 is the norm. If that will extend to both looking younger and living longer remains to be seen

So we'll still be arthritic, disease ridden and senile but have beautifully smooth skin!

Living that long is all well and good but quality of life is what's important. Being old and frail isn't for me when longer than nature intended so i shall go when I'm meant too.

My dad just died 97 but he wanted to go 5 years back it's been awful for him just dragging on not wanting to be here friends brothers sisters gone

Ask many elderly and they are waiting to die. My grandad died last week at age 95. He has wanted to die for a few years as was tired and had had enough. He only managed to die at home because he refused to be sent to hospital to be rehydrated. Good on him. He had mental capacity and died in his sleep at home 3 days later and surrounded by his loved ones.

Given the speed this country is going to hell, why would anyone want to put up with all the cr@p for a third longer? We apparently cant look after the elderly we have right now. Great idea!

I think I would prefer to live less but better quality, not worked to death.

Help us all live better not longer...

Retirement age going up to 90 no doubt

Already pushing 74 the thought of living to 108 fills me with horror.

Its the quality of life that matters not how many years you live. Go to nursing homes and ask those residents if they want their life extended.

Makes you laugh doesn't it, here we are can't look after folks living to 80 never mind 108.