Chinese scientists have reversed aging in old macaques (primates) to look and act young again. 2 years ago we reversed aging in old mice. They achieved this via turbo charging the mitochondria and much more. Scientists say aging is literally a disease, if they cure this for humans all our dreams are limitless.
If this ever comes out, I believe we will be paying for this with monthly payment much like a car loan/mortgage.
The future to longevity is near!
https://english.cas.cn/newsroom/research_news/life/202506/t20250620_1045926.shtml
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Somehow I feel this sort of story must be a cruel punishement for the very old … hey look folks, in just a few years we’ll be able to make you functionally immortal, what’s that? You don’t have a few years? Sucks to be you.
“, I believe we will be paying for this with monthly payment much like a car loan/mortgage.”
You are incorrect.
Honestly, I’m down. Overpopulation will be an issue but that’s whatever.
I also don’t think Overpopulation is really a problem. Most people don’t die of old age and those that do probably still will (old age isn’t literally the cause for most ‘died of old’ cases but rather shit we associate with old age, probably not curing those with reverse aging).
Now you really can work in soul crushing cubicles forever.
This has only one true application and it’s not helping the rich indefinitely postpone their ticket to Hell.
It’s for dog use only.
I really hope this technology is affordable and available to the masses, cuz I would love to extend my life. Just so I can have the opportunity to do everything I’ve always wanted to. But also, to keep the wealthy and powerful in check, because you *know* they’d abuse the hell out of this.
When this is used on humans it will be fucked up in general, but even moreso if we can reverse someone’s thoughts. While this seems like a dream reality, it’s bound to cause mass chaos and panic. It’ll challenge expectations and understandings of modern society.
They’ve been doing this in mice since the 50s. As usual can we keep the hyperbole down.
Once we successfully manage to reverse aging on humans, I wonder what kind of impact it will have on religion, knowing that death is now optional
If old politician steal a lot knowing they will day tomoorow just imagine what they would do if they were not about to die tomorrow. The future can be very dark.
As long as men die, liberty will never perish
Charlie Chaplin
The book Postmortal explores a future without aging, it’s pretty entertaining.
I’d imagine reverse aging humans is just around the corner, maybe even closer than we think.
Maybe the rich will stop destroying the earth, when they know, that they have to live forever.
Ah good, I’ve been wishing for macaque to act young again!
I’d like to be healthy until the day I choose to die, but we’d really need an assisted exit option and having no caps on mortality would be horrible for everything.
Destroy the research. The wealthy don’t deserve to live forever.
Whenever I hear about drugs like this Charlie Chaplin famous ending speech from The Great Dictator comes to mind,
“The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. **And so long as men die, liberty will never perish”**
[**https://youtu.be/J7GY1Xg6X20?si=E46ZmAqFFb-9Mzvp**](https://youtu.be/J7GY1Xg6X20?si=E46ZmAqFFb-9Mzvp)
We do not want drugs that delays/prevents aging
None of us will want to be alive in a few decades since we’ve already killed our own biosphere & the damage is just starting to show lmao
No thanks. I like my life but I think I would hate it if it had no end date
Edit: also you think this is going to be available to you? Of course not. Immortality for the rich and powerful only. Ageless ghouls who rule over relative children until the Earth finally refuses to support life anymore
The comments fail to recognize that while general aging may be slowed down, this doesn’t act as some sort of impenetrable shield towards other disease and sickness, so you still die DOH!
Wonder how this will change humanity’s outlook on life, society, philosophy, pretty much everything.
But I really do hope that this treatment makes humans realize the preciousness of human life and that we can achieve global peace.
The world really needs to delay this technology for humans until the boomers dies out.
Now we can work on important things for monkeys like growing longer hair and maintaining erections.
I wonder how this would play out with “worn out” body parts like knees and back. Do you broken a 17 year old a 78 year old back?