Dr. David Sinclair

But I do want to remind you

and everyone listening and watching that we're beyond mice now for age reversal we've done this in monkeys monkeys that are physically and almost genetically identical to us so it's not a big leap from it is a pretty big leap from mouse to human but from a monkey to a human it's we're essentially you know slightly smarter monkeys

I think about it, and in fact, the United States government thinks about it too.

A large investment into one of the companies that I sit on the board of was blocked because the US government claimed that the technology was too dangerous to be in the hands of foreign companies and governments.

So the US government, at least in the previous administration, was extremely cautious about this technology falling into the wrong hands.

The ability to reverse ageing.

Well, they blocked the very large investment, over $100 million, into the company from a foreigner because they would have more access to the information and the progress.

I won't say more.

It's sensitive.

Most I can say is that governments are watching this technology very closely, not just the U.S., but around the world, because the winner will make not just a lot of economic benefit, but there will be potential for radical change in the pharmaceutical industry, in health care.

The amount of change socially will be dramatic as well.

But there are also uses that the government has identified so-called super soldier potential.

Now, I don't agree that that's a reason to slow down the research.

Others claim that it was worth it.

But I do believe that the technology is very powerful and we should start to get ready for when this comes to society.

Because it's not an if, as I said, it's a when.

The technology to do what?

To rejuvenate the human body.

Well, because it'll be massive social change.

If you can choose how old you want to be and people don't die at 80 anymore, let's say they can live to 120 or beyond, there's big changes.