Living To 150

The genetic structure of HIV-1 – the main cause of AIDS – has been sequenced by scientists in North Carolina, USA.

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Scientists have used genetic engineering to create a new type of DNA by incorporating eight extra nucleotides – the ‘letters’ of DNA – into it. The eight ‘extras’ are slight modifications of the four nucleotides DNA usually consists of.
The new DNA is structured in a double helix, as DNA usually is.
The result of [...]

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Scientists have ‘modified’ tomatoes to make them purple. They have done this by modifying them genetically such that they contain anthocyanins. 
Anthocyanins are a type of a class of substance called flavonoids, which show anti-oxidant activity. Flavonoids produce yellow, red or blue colouration in flowers and fruit. They also offer protection against insects and microbes. [...]

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Our DNA is unique to each individual. Our DNA can reveal various information about us which could be vital for our healthcare.
For example, once we know exactly the blueprint of our DNA, this will help us to know:

Which diseases we are prone to
Which nutrients we need more than the average person [...]

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The blog at www.fightaging.org gives some interesting food for thought about the healing methods which are very likely in the 2030s. For example:

Cancer: cancer will generally be curable, and with few side effects. Nanotechnology will be of great value in treating cancer.
Replacement organs: these will be grown from your own tissue, and so will not [...]

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