"If the name Bryan Johnson isn't familiar, a picture of him might be. He is the somewhat alien-looking, strangely ageless 48-year-old Californian battling to defy death itself. His efforts to do so have involved receiving a transfusion of blood plasma from his then 17-year-old son, an act that attracted headlines around the world, while Johnson's own plasma was in turn transfused into his father."
"What was largely missed, but is documented in Alex Krotoski's book, is that the procedure was deemed to be a failure. The tech entrepreneur will have to find another way to live for ever. Even so, Johnson remains the pallid face of a global crusade to defeat death, radically extend human lifespan, and reclassify (and perhaps even stigmatise) ageing as a disease, rather than an integral part of the human experience."
Bryan Johnson, a 48-year-old tech entrepreneur, underwent plasma transfusions including receiving plasma from his 17-year-old son and donating plasma to his father; the procedure was deemed a failure. He remains a prominent face of a global movement aiming to defeat death, radically extend human lifespan, and reclassify ageing as a disease. Many movement proponents have technology backgrounds rather than medical training. The campaign produces social consequences and contradictions, illustrated by Molly and Kris Nadell, a couple living in an RV who donate plasma frequently for $30–$70, navigating online forums to maintain iron levels and circumvent donation limits while facing lower demand with age.
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