Transhumanism, or H +, is a cultural movement that advocates the use of scientific and technological breakthroughs to increase physical and cognitive abilities, and improve undesirable aspects of the human condition. Even sickness and death.
Never before has the world reached a crossroads. It can end in war and suffocate itself with poisons, or be reborn with technology and ethics. Here is the possible future in 15 years.
Transferring the gut bacteria from older mice to younger mice produced an increase in neurogenesis. Merit of the butyrate produced in the intestine.
An expert neurosurgeon develops a medical hypothesis on head transplantation, and expects it to be feasible within the next ten years.
Body hacking will be an increasingly popular practice. Here is how we are already transforming our body and what future developments will be.
The first experiments, confirmed on mice. Now those on dogs: George Church proceeds quickly, and now it is safe: the reversal of aging within 20 years
He wants to become the first total cyborg in history, but he is dying and will have to race against time. Here is the story of Peter Scott-Morgan.
The longevist wave will overwhelm medicine, industry and commerce. Delaying or stopping aging and death will be the most complex undertaking in human history.
Increase telomere length and longevity in mice for the first time, and without any genetic alterations or side effects
Neil and Moon two transhumans, members of a new "middle species" that represents a deeper connection between humans and technology.
Silicon Valley is the religious capital of the technological cult: its spiritual leaders pursue eternal life, but is it for everyone or only for them?
The patients underwent an annual growth hormone cycle and two anti-diabetes drugs, which reversed their biological aging.
The prospect of living forever exalts many, terrifies many. What weight does this aspiration and this fear have? The answer of 4 scientists.
He was disfigured at age 14: today Evgeny Nekrasov sleeps 2 hours a night, has an illegally implanted chip and is a transhumanist reference in Russia.
It is not just the fact of delaying menopause: treatment can open up the possibility of having children even at an older age. Here are details and costs.
Artificial intelligence is already able to imagine: how will we take advantage of this change? Here's what they are discovering thanks to AI and GAN
As reported in the journal Cell Metabolism, the protein circulating in mice (an enzyme called eNAMPT) plays a key role in the process that supplies cells with energy. Over the years, the latter become less and less efficient in the production of this "fuel" (called NAD) necessary for its health.
After the results of animal tests in 2016, there are also those on humans of the revolutionary translational science applied to the study of Urolithin A (a metabolite obtained from pomegranate) on cellular and mitochondrial health: they were published in Nature Metabolism
Fake experiences and memories, new sight to the blind, heightened senses: a device being tested on mice can open the doors of the holographic universe.
Church is enthusiastic about the results obtained first on mice and then on dogs: he hopes that the effects may be general and independent of the species treated. They will also use the same gene therapy on humans.
The investigation into illegal practice of the medical profession could have implications for all those who do "biohacking", the practice of altering their bodies with frontier implants or medical treatments.
Neuralink wants to connect the human brain with a computer to increase the exchange of data between the two systems and provide a "bionic" alternative to artificial intelligence.
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