An anti-aging influencer has said that the latest innovation of what he calls his "longevity experiment" has led to him cloning himself. As reported by Dexerto, Bryan Johnson has already spent millions of dollars in his pursuit of a fountain-of-youth-like appearance.
In a post on social media, he revealed the "baby-Bryan" could be used to repair his body. The influencer wrote, "I just cloned myself... as a newborn. With this clone, I can: become my own blood boy; test therapies on the clone; grow organs for transportation; develop new treatments; inject young cells."
He added that "this baby-bryan lives in a petri dish for now." You might be a little confused as to what some of the phrases he used mean, so let's clear them up.
According to Wiktionary, a "blood boy" refers to a young man whose blood is used by another person who "believes youthful blood might slow the process of aging".
That basically means that Johnson would use this baby-Bryan's blood in order to potentially slow down his aging. Johnson already reportedly uses his teenage son's plasma in an attempt to stay youthful.
"Young cells" is a similar term, in that the influencer would inject cells from the clone in a similar way as the blood.
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People Weren't Happy With the Influencer Over This
Johnson rightly expected some people would find the whole thing "scary" and a "dystopian future". But he said that "for others, they will see it as the inevitable future of health."
He added, "Clinical trials are already using this technology to restore dopamine neurons for Parkinson's, heart health and eyesight."
But people on social media weren't as keen as he was. Despite the fact that what he was referring to technically wasn't a clone, as it's not an embryo, people spoke out against it.
One commenter wrote, "I feel like it should be illegal to create a human life with the sole purpose of harvesting its organs."
Another commenter said, "This is genuinely one of the most haunting things I've read in a while, just wow."
What do you think about this?
