If the meme is correct that people are rebuilt at the molecular level, then cell damage would be preserved across iterations.

That said, if you have sufficient resolution and detail to rebuild someone at the molecular level, I see no theoretical limitation that would prevent actively using modified transporters to heal damage, etc.

That said, I subscribe to the philosophy that your subjective experience / perspective / consciousness ends the moment you're first disassembled by a transporter and never resumes (i.e. transporters are actually duplicators). So it's not the fountain of youth in any meaningful sense if transporting is modified to repair damage.

That said, I see no reason why a heavily modified transporter couldn't be used to Ship of Theseus your whole self cell by cell, thereby completely rejuvenating yourcellf without the pesky cessation of consciousness / death. So, yes, it could be the fountain of youth.

When I was a kid, we had a drink called "suicide punch". You mix equal parts of every drink in the fountain.

It is definitely not that.

Cheerwine.

(Despite the name, it's non-alcoholic.)

I eat a lot of french fries. So maybe about 50lbs annually.

Is my post not in that community?

An adaptation of the Wheel of Time book series that doesn't actively invert the characters and themes in service to a boring, schizophrenic mess.

A bit lacking in genocide, conquests, and annexation to be manifest destiny, eh?

Yes. The lizard people engineered us that way.

Idk. That's more a case of kids making high fructose corn syrup doing crazy stuff.

"cell damage" is just part of the details you get when you retain enough pattern detail to include peoples recent memories.

This is (unknowingly) implicit in OP's description of transporters as rebuilding someone at the molecular (as opposed to cellular) level.

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For fans of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series.

At a very high level, yes.

For reference: https://wot.fandom.com/wiki/Similarities_to_Sword_of_Truth

https://wot.fandom.com/wiki/Similarities_to_Dune

It is not tied to any scene in the books. The episode in question manages to be pretty irrelevant to both the books and the plot of the show.

I think a mix of primarily Blue and Grey with some Greens, Whites, and Browns.

https://lemmy.world/post/11153567

A massive, loyal-to-the-messiah dessert warrior culture (of which said messiah’s mother became an adopted member), a secretive order of women mystics pulling the strings on human civilization, weapons inspired by the Javanese kris (which is something Origins did mention), a heavy focus on political intrigue and machinations, a strong focus on a near-instantaneous method of traveling, the messiah sojourns in the dessert almost immediately after becoming a ruler and recruits the dessert people. Even if it somehow wasn't a contributing inspiration to WoT, Dune is so influential and iconic, you'd think Livingston would have mentioned it even if only to say "nah, it's just coincidence."