Longevity labs, "immortality islands" and grapeseed pills are part of China's national project to conquer aging, despite sometimes shaky science and extravagant claims.
Inside China's Quest to Defy Aging with Longevity Labs and 'Immortality Islands' www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w ...
-- Timothy McBride (@mcbridetd.bsky.social) Nov 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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The search for the elixir of life, embraced with gusto in recent years by American tech oligarchs like Peter Thiel and Larry Ellison, has been underway in China for more than two millenniums. It started with the first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, who ordered a nationwide hunt for death-defying potions. Centuries ago Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) was much more advanced than Western medicine which practiced blood-letting or thought evil spirits caused ailments. TCM considered blood transfusions as a treatment for psoriasis. In the modern era, China has been harvesting organs from executed prisoners. Source: Organ Harvesting in China. Organ prices in China: Anatomical Chart.
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