Putin invests $26 billion in longevity research including gene therapy, 3D-printed tissue, and cryotherapy
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Alex Oliveira
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Vladimir Putin has invested at least $26 billion in state-funded longevity research, including gene-therapy drugs to slow cellular aging, 3D-printed flesh, organ transplants, and cryotherapy experiments. The project, called "New Health Preservation Technologies," aims to extend human lifespan. Critics question the scientific validity of these experiments, suggesting they may be more about political spectacle than genuine medical breakthroughs.
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· 3 pulledThat drug 'represents one of the most promising avenues in the fight against aging,' Russia's Deputy Science Minister Denis Sekirinsky said in April
Putin, 73, has dropped at least $26 billion on state research for the likes of gene-therapy drugs intended to slow cellular aging in a project known as 'New Health Preservation Technologies'
Some critics are skeptical whether the so-called-science has any grounding in reality
The 73-year-old Russian president has poured billions of state funds into outlandish research
