Tech elites are paying $7,000 to freeze stem cells from liposuctioned fat as a 'back up' for a longer life
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- A startup called Forever Labs freezes and stores people's stem cells as a kind of back-up drive for their future selves.
- The company is now offering a way to bank stem cells from fat stores instead of bone marrow.
- Stem cells have a range of potential therapeutic uses in conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, since they can turn into any kind of cell.
- But for now, stem cells are used only for very limited purposes, like treating cancer.
Your next effort to prolong your life could involve an awkward conversation with your plastic surgeon. Don't throw away the fat you've just removed from my liposuction procedure, you might ask them. Instead, save the excess material because it's rich in stem cells.
Beginning this week, longevity startup Forever Labs will offer its customers the ability to bank the stem cells in their fat stores — the same material that's removed and destroyed after liposuction. Those stem cells are seen as a key component of health. Some believe they may also hold the keys to a longer, better life.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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