Bet 874

Duration 2 years (02021-02023)

“Humanity will reach the escape of velocity of life extension within 2 years meaning that every year that we get to live longer, science will advance enough to extend human life span by the same number of years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longevity_escape_velocity”

PREDICTOR
Julian Kaljuvee

CHALLENGER
Unchallenged

Kaljuvee's Argument

There are recent substantial advances in genetic and epigentic editors that allow silencing of endogenous parasitic viruses in human DNA which are thought to to be primary cause of aging. A good overview here: https://bio-eats-world.simplecast.com/episodes/engineering-epigenome-editor-jonathan-weissman-AAvlxnHZ

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