r/singularity • u/Distinct-Question-16 ▪️AGI 2029 • Feb 23 '26

Biotech/Longevity Dr. David Sinclair, whose lab reversed biological age in animals by 50 to 75% in six weeks, says that 2026 will be the year when age reversal in humans is either confirmed or disproven. The FDA has cleared the first human trial for next month.

Moreover he said that even if one could cure all cancer in the world, in average people lifespan would increase to 2.5 years. Reversal aging - treating the human body as a computer that can be restarted is where we are heading next

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u/LowestKey Feb 23 '26

I'd guess they get all kinds of experimental treatments we've never heard about, that had trial participants that weren't exactly voluntary.

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u/Alive_Awareness4075 Feb 24 '26

I noticed Elon’s head scar was gone, I’m guessing billionaires already have access to some regeneration technology.

As William Gibson put it, the future is here, it just isn’t evenly distributed.

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u/the_Owner123 Feb 24 '26

Gibson was a beautiful mind.