14 LUG 2026 · The game’s afoot! Many powerful people—from world leaders to Silicon Valley billionaires—have been whispering about the possibility of living forever via organ replacement. But is their dream a reality, or is it still in the realm of sci-fi? Mangesh learns about Vladimir Putin’s longevity obsession from an exiled Russian journalist, spends an illuminating afternoon with a white-hat hacker, and meets a scientist who’s rebuilding brains, one cell at a time. Finally, he tracks down the co-founder of a mysterious start-up that’s rumored to be doing things no one ever thought possible… until now.
- Read Proekt’s https://www.proekt.media/en/investigation-en/putin-health/, and Foreign Policy on https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/25/russia-ukraine-war-putin-escalation-nato-europe/
- Read Nakoa Po’s https://sundialthera.substack.com/
- Support https://www.ala.org/
- Visit R3 Bio’s https://www.r3-bio.com/, and read coverage in https://www.wired.com/story/a-billionaire-backed-startup-wants-to-grow-organ-sacks-to-replace-animal-testing/ and https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/30/1134780/r3-bio-brainless-human-clones-full-body-replacement-john-schloendorn-aging-longevity/
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