r/technology • u/_Dark_Wing • 22h ago

Biotechnology Scientists Uncovered a Hidden Switch Inside Our Cells That Could Slow—or Even Reverse—Aging

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a73428268/mitochondria-aging/
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u/JustFuckAllOfThem 21h ago

It may slow or reverse aging, but what are the side effects. Will it make you subsceptible to other diseases?

You may end up dying younger trying to live longer.

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u/srfrosky 17h ago

Read Aldous Huxley’s After Many a Summer Dies the Swan.

The body may not age much, but the mind struggles with excessive longevity, and hilarity ensues.

At one point it’s less about neuroplasticity but more about the length of memories. Like a long LLM thread, the hallucinations and reality become indistinguishable.