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A comment on $500M for Virtual Biology Initiative, Funded by Zuckerbergs. Parent comment

Re:$500M for Virtual Biology Initiative, Funded by Zuckerbergs by Tostino on Thursday April 30, 2026 @09:23PM (#47970333)
An attempt to live forever IMO.
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Re:$500M for Virtual Biology Initiative, Funded by Zuckerbergs by adamandsteve2 on Thursday April 30, 2026 @10:57PM (#47970882)
Is that an issue?
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Re:$500M for Virtual Biology Initiative, Funded by Zuckerbergs by vibrio on Friday May 01, 2026 @03:30AM (#47972122)
Just in that it’s not gonna work.
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Re:$500M for Virtual Biology Initiative, Funded by Zuckerbergs by adamandsteve2 on Friday May 01, 2026 @10:22AM (#47975138)
Why not? No law of physics prevents it and we already have examples of (albeit simpler) organisms that can live forever. Worst case scenario, we grow a clone of your body, transplant your brain into it, then somehow repair the spinal cord and slowly replace your brain tissue piece-by-piece. Might be a difficult engineering challenge but it’s 100% possible.
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