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Zuzalu Zelar and Beyond Decentralized Longevity States 101824

Zuzalu, Zelar, and Beyond: Decentralized Longevity States Wage War on Aging, Disease, and Scientific Norms

Deep in the heart of Berlin, a group of visionary scientists, daring entrepreneurs, and forward-thinking investors are coming together for a collaboration of unprecedented potential. Their goal is not to launch a new startup or unveil the latest tech gadget. It’s far more audacious: to make death optional.

Welcome to Zelar City, a six-week pop-up community that’s part scientific conference, part futurist social experiment. From October 5th to November 17th, 2024, this temporary autonomous zone will host some of the world’s leading minds in longevity research, all united by a shared mission to wage war on aging, disease, and the concept of mortality itself.

But Zelar City is just the latest manifestation of a revolution that’s been gaining momentum for years. 

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Using Bacteria to Create Anti-Aging Pills

Anti-aging research is primed to impact the global structure of healthcare, with the Harvard Gazette reporting a series of opportunities focused on extending the human lifespan. The Boston-based Academy for Health and Lifespan Research launched in February, with a dual focus on promoting future work in anti-aging medicine and ensuring the factuality of information being disseminated. Reflecting on the immeasurable progress made in the field of aging, founding member and Harvard Medical School Genetics Professor David Sinclair believes that “we can develop medicines that will treat aging at its source and thereby have a much greater impact on health and lifespan than drugs that target a single disease.”

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