VIDEO. What if rejuvenation became possible?

American billionaire Bryan Johnson, 45, wants to reverse the course of time and see how we can “evolve the human species“. He claims to have looked five years younger thanks, in particular, to his very particular diet, composed mainly of vegetables, berries, oilseeds… and around fifty capsules of food supplements. Should we believe him in his quest for immortality?

The biologist Greg Fahy, meanwhile, does not appear his 73 years: by injecting a growth hormone and two other hormones, would he have found an antidote to aging?

Treatments one day accessible to the general public?

Some scientists promise that rejuvenation will soon be possible by reprogramming the very heart of our cells, which would regenerate some of our organs. A mad race in which dozens of start-ups and billionaires have embarked. Objective: to market treatments that are accessible to as many people as possible.

Is humanity at a turning point in its history? Will we one day be able to cure old age as we cure a disease? But could the planet support a larger population? Isn’t rejuvenation likely to be reserved for a privileged few?

A report by Olivier Sibille, Julien Duponchel, Guillaume Marque, Guillaume Beaufils, Emmanuel Rassat, Benoît Sauvage broadcast fromyears “Special Envoy” on May 11, 2023.

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