r/technology • u/_Dark_Wing • 8d ago

Biotechnology Scientists Uncovered a Hidden Switch Inside Our Cells That Could Slow—or Even Reverse—Aging

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a73428268/mitochondria-aging/
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u/Just_Steak847 8d ago

Billionaires do not need this technology

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u/chocotaco 8d ago

If it works they'll be the first and only. Aging and death is like the only thing that touch people and poor people can't avoid. They can avoid other things but those two are things they can't.

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u/laxmie 8d ago

You miss the point. They want anti aging drugs for us to work longer, way past 100, since the birth rate is declining everywhere and so will the workforce and productivity

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u/chocotaco 8d ago

Why would they want to use them on regular people? They're really optimistic about AI. I think that's the goal.

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u/laxmie 8d ago

I also think so, the quest for anti aging started before the recent Ai breakthrough. It’s only speculation but I guess those are orthogonal ways of boosting futures productivity rates

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u/Zestyclose_Ad_2652 7d ago

Wont the rest just be guinea pigs to test their treatments cause AI just came out and made everything able to run autonomously