@Coneee@ClareWilsonMed Credit where it's due, Church was very polite and responded thoughtfully when I first brought these points to his attention in 2023.
"I do not have to talk to you" is a response that has a lot to recommend it (although disappointing to hear if you're investigating potential science misconduct).
Longevity gene therapy paper retracted. First retraction for George Church. Situation involved BioViva, co. headed by unlikely longevity figure Liz Parrish.
Best quote from co-author: “I have retired and I am in Greenland. I do not have to talk to you.”
retractionwatch.com/2025/08/13/geo…
@antonioregalado An idea with a lengthy history, from 1997 upi.com/Archives/1997/… all the way to Vladimir Demikov in the early 1900s. Not sure we'll be any less outraged today
Imagine human bodies grown without brains, without consciousness.
These are "bodyoids."
And today in MIT Technology Review, researchers from Stanford University are ready to talk about them.
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