Altos Labs
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Billionaires poured a record $3 billion into a company trying to reverse aging — because if you might live forever, spending anything is worth it.
Who they are
Altos Labs, a company launched with a record $3 billion, backed by Jeff Bezos and Yuri Milner.
What they do
It works on 'cellular reprogramming' — using so-called Yamanaka factors to try to make old cells young again.
How it works
It started with $3 billion and recruited Nobel Prize-winning scientists to chase reversing aging.
Why it matters
The engine's point: if the ultra-rich believe they might actually live forever, then pouring unlimited money into this kind of tech becomes rational, which explains the scale of funding.
The engine's record — word for word
$3B at inception (record). Jeff Bezos, Yuri Milner. Cellular reprogramming (Yamanaka factors). Recruited Nobel laureates. The billionaire bid to reverse aging — the material incentive that makes unlimited Technate funding rational if you believe you might live forever.
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