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Billionaires are betting millions on beating death

For most of human history, death has been an unavoidable fact. Kings, emperors, and even billionaires could not outmaneuver it. However, a group consisting of Silicon Valley billionaires, longevity entrepreneurs, and influential political leaders believe that technology may eventually succeed where religion, alchemy, and medicine have failed.

Their objective is to delay, reverse, or possibly even eliminate death altogether. The approach encompasses living healthier for a longer period, reversing biological aging, replacing failing organs, and approaching a state akin to immortality.

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