“I am the most genetically modified person on the planet”

“I am the most genetically modified person on the planet”

26 February 2024

| Synapse

Can our bodies turn back time?

Midway to facts lies age reversal. Scientists have extended lifespans of worms. Made mice younger. Reversed blindness in monkeys. Are humans next?

Elizabeth Parrish, CEO of BioViva and first known human to take gene therapies without FDA approval to reverse age, says that it’s way past time. She explains why she believes ageing is a disease. What her take is on existing science. Why regulation is a roadblock. And bats for “biological freedom” – the right to use existing, experimental science to combat disease.

Watch a breathtaking interview between Parrish, Shoma Chaudhury, Director-Curator of SYNAPSE and Founder of Lucid Lines, and co-discussant Sanjeev Galande, Dean, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University.