Putin Bets Big on Bio-Printed Organs and Mini-Pigs to Fight Aging
TL;DR
Putin leads a $26 billion longevity initiative focused on bio-printing tissues and growing human organs inside mini-pigs, with his daughter Maria Vorontsova and physicist Mikhail Kovalchuk at the helm; early milestones include bioprinted cartilage and a mouse thyroid, with a goal of human organ replacement by the decade's end, though some scientists question the lack of peer‑reviewed validation.
- Mini-Pigs To Organ Printing, Putin's $26 Billion Anti-Ageing Plan: Report NDTV
- Inside Putin’s $26 Billion Quest for Longevity WSJ
- Early Addition: Vladimir Putin is trying to grow human organs inside mini-pigs Gothamist
- The WSJ reported on the 28th (local time) that Russian President Vladimir Putin is investing 26 bill.. 매일경제
- Gene therapy, mini-pigs, organ printing: Inside Putin's $26 billion quest to beat aging The Times of India
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