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Scientists Have Reached a Key Milestone in Learning How to Reverse Aging (time.com)

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[–] pensivepangolin 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah this is the most obvious outcome, and anyone saying otherwise is deluded, in my opinion. If the American medical-industrial complex has taught us anything, it’s that any benefits research like this is likely to accrue will be hoarded by a few rich people who can continue to enjoy an absurd standard of living, maybe for a few years longer now. That is the best case scenario, assuming that further research results in any applicable treatments, etc.

Maybe I’m too cynical but I can’t even imagine it playing out otherwise. Look at what happened with insulin.