Young forever? This millionaire paid $20,000 to get gene therapy, aiming to slow down the aging process

Bryan Johnson (right) tapped his 17-year-old son Talmage (left) to be his plasma donor. Itโ€™s part of Johnsonโ€™s ultra-strict scheme to age backwards, called Project Blueprint. Credit: Bryan Johnson/Instagram
Bryan Johnson (right) tapped his 17-year-old son Talmage (left) to be his plasma donor. Itโ€™s part of Johnsonโ€™s ultra-strict scheme to age backwards, called Project Blueprint. Credit: Bryan Johnson/Instagram

Bryan Johnson, a millionaire, paid $20,000 for a treatment on an island far away that would keep him young forever. He claimed that at 46, he is slowing down the aging process and is only getting one year older every 19 months. As per the reports of the ‘Mirror’, he changed his DNA on the island because he thought it would make humans live forever. In a video posted on YouTube titled “I Edited My DNA On A Secret Island (To Live Forever),” he discussed his quest to potentially extend the human lifespan.

According to Bryan Johnson, no one has ever been able to live longer than 120 years. He thinks that the solution may lie inย gene therapy. He said that, being on an island close to Honduras, he never imagined he would undergo gene therapy.

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Bryan Johnson and his Blueprint team traveled to Roatan for advanced treatment, inspired by a study where mice treated similarly lived 30% longer. He said he was heading to Prospera to find Minicircle, a business that specializes in biohacking and changing people’s perceptions of wellness.

He clarified that their primary focus was on follistatin gene therapy, a cutting-edge technology that among other things might strengthen muscles, increase strength, and possibly even slow down the aging process. He clarified that the process includes getting injections in the buttocks and stomach, and it costs $20,000.

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