#longevity

All articles tagged with "longevity"

MIT Technology Review released a subscriber-only ebook about R3 Bio and its 'brainless clones' concept.
The publication describes the startup's vision as a startling and ethically charged pursuit of human longevity.
The supplied text supports the existence of the pitch and the ethical framing, but offers limited public technical detail.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 30, 2026·via technologyreview.com

MIT Technology Review profiles the cryonics world through the preserved brain of gerontologist L. Stephen Coles.
Cryobiologist Greg Fahy found preserved pieces of the brain were astonishingly well maintained, but that does not imply revival is possible.
Many people choose cryonics not because success is likely, but because they see even a tiny chance as preferable to certain death.

DT Editorial Team·Mar 27, 2026·via technologyreview.com

Tissue from a cryonically preserved brain showed structural bounce-back after rewarming but no evidence of restored cellular function
The research holds more near-term promise for organ transplantation — researchers say we are near human-scale organ cryopreservation
Successful organ vitrification could allow weeks-long preservation windows, dramatically improving transplant matching and reducing immunosuppressant need

DT Editorial Team·Mar 25, 2026·via technologyreview.com

COSMOS trial of 21,000 participants shows multivitamin group aged 1.8% slower per year
Effect measured across multiple validated epigenetic clocks including DunedinPACE
First rigorous randomized trial evidence that a common supplement modifies aging biomarkers

DT Editorial Team·Mar 11, 2026·4 min read·via nature.com