Bryan Johnson’s “Clone”: Where the Sci-Fi Ends and the Science Begins

The biohacker says his “newborn” clone could supply young blood, test experimental treatments, and eventually grow replacement organs.

(Bryan Johnson says he’s cloned himself, which could supply young blood, help test experimental treatments, and eventually grow replacement organs. | Futurism)

Aging &amp; Longevity

In the largest study of its kind, Viennese scientists analyzed over 25, 000 human tissue slices with AI to determine the architectural changes that occur with aging and how to predict disease. 


The principal investigator of the study, Dr. Andre Rendeiro (image: rendeiro.group).

Finalist Teams Awarded $1 Million in XPrize Healthspan Contest to Transform Healthy Aging

The XPrize Healthspan—which will split $101 million among teams developing therapeutics to restore muscle, cognitive, and immune function in older adults—has named 10 teams receiving $1 million each.

(XPrize announced the finalists for its XPrize Healthspan competition | XPrize)

The XPrize Healthspan competition has named its top 20 finalist groups that will submit their aging intervention therapies for human trial testing.

Model: Aged C57B/6 mice (between 18-25 months old) 
Dosage: 5 mg/kg/day of ABT-263 was fed to mice while 50 mg/kg/day of dichloroacetate and metformin were injected. For lifespan, they were administered for five consecutive days, followed by a two-day intermission, then an additional five consecutive days, followed by a 6-week intermission.

The combination of dichloroacetate, metformin, and ABT-263 eliminates cancer cells and age-promoting senescent cells while improving endurance and extending lifespan in mice. 


The study was led by Dr. Irina Conboy (image: berkeley.edu). 

Model: Old (17- to 19-month-old) C57BL6 mice 
Dosage: 14 mg/mg/day of rapamycin in food for 5 months

A purported longevity drug, rapamycin, alters immune cells associated with cancer and reduces brain inflammation in mice. 

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