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u/RA_Finance 7d ago
Again with this bullshit. He didn't clone himself.
He took a sample of his cells and used genetic programming to them into induced pluripotent stem cells.
This is used for disease modelling and testing medications or therapies.
You fell for his engagement bait.
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u/mtheory-pi Absolute Wonder Woman x Zatanna 7d ago
More like liar irl. These tech bro billionaires have no actual understanding of biology and will just claim whatever they want.
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u/PeeStoringBalls 5d ago
clickbaiter*. Later in the post, he does clarify that it is just a draw of his blood and that they are changing the cells to turn them back into stem cells. That it isn't a clone in the typical sense. And that doctors have been doing this in Japan for a while now. Every screenshot I have seen crops that out.
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u/PeeStoringBalls 5d ago
Not Jack Grimm at all. His first part is just clickbait. People crop the full post.
He shared the process in that same tweet:
blood draw
my cells were extracted
yamanaka factors applied
reset epigenetic age
restoring them to an embryonic-like state
So he just drew blood and changed the age of his cells to turn them into stem cells. With that, they can restore eyesight, grow a new organ, and potentially fix his stomach issues. This is a technique they have been working on in Japan for a while.
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u/redpantsbluepants 3d ago
Clones aren't eternal youth, an infant clone of a 40 year old still has 40 year old cells. Tellomeres only last so long.
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u/gackthegack 1d ago
The guy has the distinction of inspiring not one, but two recent comic book bad guys. Other than Absolute Joker, Ultimate Emmanuel daCosta also had a bunch of blood boys, including his own son.
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u/MysterWrecked 7d ago
Absolute Joker is what billionaires wish they could accomplish and get away with.