WSJ Details Putin's $26B Push to Achieve Organ Replacement by 2030
The Kremlin says the state-backed program includes gene therapy, bioprinting and mini-pig organ growth, with a goal of saving 175,000 lives by 2030.
- In 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a $26 billion longevity initiative targeting organ replacement by 2030, aiming to save 175,000 lives through gene therapy, bioprinting, and xenotransplantation.
- Russia faces a significant mortality gap, with male life expectancy at 68 years compared to 80 in Western Europe, driving Kremlin investment as many senior officials surrounding Putin are in their seventies.
- Researchers claimed early achievements in bioprinting human cartilage and a mouse thyroid gland; the Kremlin confirmed many scientific institutions participate in these projects, though critics note the work lacks validation in major international peer-reviewed journals.
- Alexander Ostrovskiy, a Russian scientist, flagged the absence of peer-reviewed research, describing results as "aspirations" at best and suggesting officials may present overly optimistic data to secure continued state funding.
- Physicist Mikhail Kovalchuk, a key leader of the project, previously warned of future "servant humans" and promoted claims linking the West to the Covid pandemic, illustrating the ideological narratives framing the research.
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The Kremlin is funding ambitious biotechnology programs aimed at extending human life and developing new treatments against aging.
Moscow has invested $26 billion in this research, with which the president wants to lengthen his life, and so his kingdom, while in...
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has been driving an ambitious state programme aimed at combating ageing and increasing the life expectancy of the Russian population. According to Wall Street Journal's report, the Kremlin has spent $26 billion (equivalent to R$ 131 billion) on scientific research, biotechnology and regenerative medicine as part of a national strategy that mixes public health, demography and geopolitical projection.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly waging another battle against the backdrop of war and geopolitical tensions – a personal war against aging and death. According to foreign media and researchers, Russia is investing tens of billions of dollars in biotechnology, regenerative medicine and life extension projects, with critics warning that this is an obsessive effort by the aging leader to maintain his power and his own mortality. The …
Vladimir Putin has transformed the fight against ageing into a national priority. The Russian President is driving a vast scientific and technological programme that aims to prolong human life through genetic therapies, printing...
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24heures.caVladimir Putin seems to be increasingly concerned about the fact that he is aging and is investing colossal sums to live forever.
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