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Name: The Science and Technology of Growing Young
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Author: Sergey Young

Sergey Young

An Insider's Guide to the Breakthroughs That Will Dramatically Extend Our Lifespan . . . and What You Can Do Right Now

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Aging Life Sciences Body Optimization The Body Artificial Intelligence

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What’s in it for me? Learn how to live to 200.

Imagine being able to live for two centuries. Or – perhaps even better – being able to turn back the clock, so that your body works like it’s 25 again.

That might all sound far-fetched, like the story of Benjamin Button. But it’s scientifically credible, especially if you consider how much science and technology have advanced over the last few decades.

The Longevity Revolution has already begun, and it will affect all of us. So, the more you know about it the better.

In these blinks, you’ll learn all about the technological innovations fuelling this healthcare revolution. And if that’s not enough, you’ll also find out how to take your health into your own hands right now, so you can live the longest possible life.

In these blinks, you’ll learn

how AI will help us prevent disease and create tailor-made treatments;
why it’s so important to follow a Mediterranean diet; and
how genetic engineering can cure cancer.

We’re on the cusp of a Longevity Revolution.

Picture this: you wake up, feeling refreshed. You’ve had a good night’s sleep – and you’re looking forward to the party. Today’s your 200th birthday.

You’ve spent the night in a temperature-controlled bedroom, with the ventilation controlled by AI. And that means your body has received just the right amount of oxygen.

Your bed monitored your sleeping patterns; and while you slept, microscopic robots toiled away inside your body, doing little repairs. Diagnostic devices both inside and outside your body did a whole scan of your vital signs, and fed the data into a computer for analysis.

You get up and go to the bathroom. Your toilet scans your urine and fecal matter and analyzes the health of your microbiome. You look in the mirror appreciatively. Even though you’ve lived for two centuries, you don’t look a day over 25!

And all of that, because you’ve actively reversed your physical age.

The key message here is: We’re on the cusp of a Longevity Revolution.

In the premodern world, people could expect to live until the age of 30 – if they were lucky. Over the last few decades, that number has increased to around 75. Why the big jump?

Well, progress in agriculture has improved what, and how, we eat. And inventions like antibiotics have saved billions of lives. Health-care in general has become much better, especially for mothers and babies.

Living an extra 45 years is nothing to sneeze at, but it’s just the beginning. In the near future, people are going to be able to live for 115, 150 or even 200 years.

If your brain is telling you that’s not possible, just think about how quickly science is evolving. It took 200 years to develop the first smallpox vaccine. When polio broke out in 1895, scientists took 50 years to develop a jab against it. But when COVID-19 spread like wildfire in 2020, it took only one year to create effective vaccines which have already saved millions of lives.

In the years to come, developments like the Human Genome Project, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing will fuel inventions that we could never have believed possible. People will live longer, chronologically – and they’ll also become younger, biologically.

So put your skepticism aside and learn all about the Longevity Revolution. One thing’s for sure: it’s going to change your life.

Developments in how we diagnose illness will save lives.

Today, we’re living with a diagnostic crisis. Health systems across the world are overburdened, and even the most competent doctors have little time to spend with their patients.

In many parts of the world, people in rural or under-resourced areas have no access to doctors at all. That’s why, globally, over 100 million people have undiagnosed thyroid conditions, and 232 million people live with undiscovered diabetes.

Using AI, precision medicine finds solutions tailored to the individual.

Teresa McKeown was preparing for her death. She was only in her early fifties, but she had stage three breast cancer. It metastasized and spread to her bowels. Grueling chemotherapy failed to treat it. Teresa was emaciated, in unbearable pain, and seemingly out of options.

But then her doctor referred her to an experimental program at the Moores Cancer Center. This was her last resort.

Genetic engineering can eliminate diseases.

Imagine you could change and reprogram your genes, just like upgrading the software on your computer. Imagine you could engineer our diseases like cancer or viruses like HIV.

That might sound very far-fetched, but the truth is that scientists and doctors already have the technologies to alter our DNA, controlling or eliminating illnesses that we once thought were incurable.

We will all become bionic, upgrading our bodies with artificial parts.

Science fiction novels and movies often predict technological innovations. But they also put their finger on the pulse of our cultural anxieties. Think of Frankenstein, for example, the story in which a man was created in a laboratory and turned into a monster. Or all the movies about robots taking over the earth.

Well, the truth is that these scenarios are not that far-fetched. In fact, science has progressed to a stage where we can now create body parts in laboratories. And we already rely on prosthetic parts for operations like knee and hip replacements.

Futuristic technologies might allow us to live forever.

In a viral YouTube video, a young girl is shown playing cheerfully in a park. She runs up to her mother and tells her that she’s missed her. Then the two of them sit down to light the candles on a birthday cake: the girl is turning seven.

Tears stream down her mother’s face, but the girl tells her not to cry. After all, she’s not sick anymore.

Immortality doesn’t have to be an environmental catastrophe or present an ethical problem.

It’s possible to extend human lives. But is that really a good idea? After all, the planet is buckling under the strain of just supporting the current population. Now imagine if everyone lived a hundred years longer!

Not everyone is a fan of the idea of extending human life. People raise environmental concerns or worry about morals: What if some humans used their immortal powers to enslave or terrorize their mortal fellow citizens? These concerns are valid, of course. But we can’t extrapolate from the present to judge what the future will look like.

Do everything in your power to stay alive.

If you’re in your twenties or even middle-aged, you can be sure that you’ll be able to benefit from the Longevity Revolution within your lifetime. Many of the innovations it promises are already there. But some are still in the early phase, or need time to refine.

So, to reap their enormous benefits, you’ll need to make sure that you stay healthy for as long as possible. You shouldn’t just wait for robot surgeons to save you; your health is in your hands right now, and there’s a lot you can do to preserve it.

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The Science and Technology of Growing Young (2021) reveals that the Longevity Revolution is just around the corner. Thanks to developments in AI, quantum computing, and genome sequencing, we’re able to engage in genetic engineering, manufacture new body parts, and treat diseases before they’ve even begun to affect us. These developments will soon allow us to live longer and healthier lives than we ever thought possible.

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Tech geeks curious about how AI has impacted health care
Middle-aged people wanting to reverse the effects of aging
People who want to find out how to optimize their health to live longer, fuller lives

Über den Autor

Sergey Young is the founder of the Longevity Vision Fund that provides funding for startups creating technological innovations to increase longevity. He is on the board of the American Federation for Aging Research, and runs the nonprofit Longevity@Work, whose aim is to improve health in the workplace.

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