Putin’s Longevity Gamble: $26B, Pigs, and Cryo Chambers

Vox analyzes Vladimir Putin’s $26 billion longevity program, detailing plans to replace organs with lab-made tissues and genetically engineered mini pigs, plus the use of cryo chambers, all spearheaded by Putin and his inner circle (including his daughter Maria Vorontsova). The piece frames how Russia’s autocratic system is funding a quest to extend life amid demographic decline and ongoing war, a bold but uncertain pursuit with broad implications for power and public health.