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tbh too many comments here are 'excited' about a business that is rather commonplace everywhere around the world, and is considered ethically ~dubious, since there are few cases where these cells are being used. Plus in past few years there were major advances in reprogramming live cells to back to various stages , and it seems that this is the future (partly the reason why investors invest in anti aging startups).



Agreed. As someone who has actually considered these services there are significant downsides not being presented here- not the least of which is the small number of actual use cases at the moment, especially for your own blood (which may demonstrate the same illness you’re trying to cure). I would have expected a bit more inquisitiveness from the audience here.

It just goes to show that being knowledgeable about technology doesn’t mean that you don’t have other significant blind spots.




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