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In short:

A live-stream broadcast of China's military parade has captured Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin discussing biotechnology's potential to extend life.

An interpreter translating Mr Putin can be heard saying in Mandarin that human organ transplants could let "us live younger and younger, and perhaps even achieve immortality".

Mr Xi responded that it may be possible for people to live to 150 years this century.

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[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago (2 children)

These people are idiots, because that's definitely not how aging works. But please go through all the organ transplants, it will just kill you both and do the world a big favor.

[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 days ago

Intelligence isn't required of these people and I doubt anyone in that room could explain telomere shortening and aging at a molecular level.

You cant do a brain transplant from a clone and be the same person even. Just megalomaniacs who care nothing for anyone but themselves.

[–] ZMoney@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (6 children)

It's weird because Xi is a chemical engineer. Putin and Kim I understand being gullible and clueless about scientific matters but I don't expect the same from Xi.

[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Never underestimate a scientists, especially an engineers ability to arrogantly misuse and misunderstand science outside of their specific area of practical experience.

[–] FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This ^

Having a PhD does not automatically mean you know what you’re talking about outside your field lol.

[–] milk@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 days ago

Xi responded to the idea that you can achieve immortality by saying that it may be possible for someone to live to 150 years this century, which is not totally unrealistic if we make some advances in medical science

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

smart people are wrong sometimes

issac newton thought he could synthesize a philosophers stone

[–] liuther9@feddit.nl 2 points 2 days ago

Xi knows Putin is dumb. He just responded in the most polite way that it is not possible.

[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Maybe they are lying to Trump about this, since he is freaked out about dying, to get some kind of favor or financing, or just to taunt him

[–] bigfondue@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Engineers disease is a thing. I understand heat transfer, therefor I can understand everything