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Gene Editing & Longevity 1 month ago

Will we live forever? Longevity, honestly.

by Hannah Schmidt

No, not "forever". But "longevity escape velocity" — adding more than a year of life expectancy per year of research — is a serious hypothesis, not just Valley fantasy. The credible near-term story is compressing morbidity: more healthy years, not immortality. Senolytics, partial reprogramming and metabolic work are promising but early. I'd bet on dramatically healthier 90s within our lifetimes, and put the immortality talk firmly in the "fun to argue about" bucket.

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Noah Williams 1 month ago

Compressing morbidity feels like the realistic win. Healthspan > lifespan.

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