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I reached the same conclusion as you when I became a biology student and started to learn about morphogenesis, epigenetic reprogramming, DNA repair enzymes, etc.

I wouldn’t have said that a few years ago and would have accepted my fate. However, now my perspective has changed because we’re on the verge of a revolution in biotech (we’ll, one could argue we are in the middle) where we understand enough of the aging process - not all of it - to reverse it or at least slow it down.

However, I’m really disappointed with some of the people in the field such as David Sinclair who have become snake oil salesman and almost charlatans, pushing inconclusive science as facts (e.g. resveratrol, sirtuins, etc) and I think it hurts the field more than anything else.

Interesting years ahead, that’s for sure. I wouldn’t mind living a few more decades as long as I’m healthy and active.



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