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A live-stream broadcast of China's military parade has captured Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin discussing biotechnology's potential to extend life.

An interpreter translating Mr Putin can be heard saying in Mandarin that human organ transplants could let "us live younger and younger, and perhaps even achieve immortality".

Mr Xi responded that it may be possible for people to live to 150 years this century.

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[–] 25 points 11 months ago (2 children)

These people are idiots, because that's definitely not how aging works. But please go through all the organ transplants, it will just kill you both and do the world a big favor.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago

    Intelligence isn't required of these people and I doubt anyone in that room could explain telomere shortening and aging at a molecular level.

    You cant do a brain transplant from a clone and be the same person even. Just megalomaniacs who care nothing for anyone but themselves.

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago (6 children)

    It's weird because Xi is a chemical engineer. Putin and Kim I understand being gullible and clueless about scientific matters but I don't expect the same from Xi.

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  • [–] 14 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Never underestimate a scientists, especially an engineers ability to arrogantly misuse and misunderstand science outside of their specific area of practical experience.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago

    Xi responded to the idea that you can achieve immortality by saying that it may be possible for someone to live to 150 years this century, which is not totally unrealistic if we make some advances in medical science

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