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Title: Putin and Xi Caught Discussing Organ Transplants and Immortality

Link: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/09/03/2...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Hill: Russian President Vladimir
Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping were caught on a hot mic discussing
organ transplants and immortality at the military parade in Beijing on
Wednesday. The two leaders were captured on the stream as they walked with
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Tiananmen Square, with the Russian
translator saying: "Biotechnology is continuously developing," according to
Reuters. "Human organs can be continuously transplanted. The longer you live,
the younger you become, and (you can) even achieve immortality," the
translator added. Xi responded by saying that some predict that humans could
live up to "150 years old." The Kremlin head later confirmed that the two
leaders discussed immortality. "Modern means of healing, and medical means,
all kinds of surgical means related to organ replacement, they allow humanity
to hope that active life will continue not as it does today. The average age
in different countries is different, but nevertheless, life expectancy will
increase significantly," Putin told reporters, according to CNN.

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