Forever Young: Father Tries to Reverse Aging by Using His Son’s Blood

Who doesn’t want to look young forever? Let’s face it, we all do. That’s why the skincare industry is continuously blooming and photo editing will never go out of style. It’s the same story with digital de-aging where actors are made to look significantly younger than they are with the aid of special effects.

We’ve all been told (and have been made to accept) that aging is an inevitable part of life, but Bryan Johnson is dedicated to proving this theory wrong. A successful leader in technology and science, he’s already spending a whopping sum of at least two million dollars annually to alter his biological age.

The public first got to know of Johnson’s de-aging story in a detailed Bloomberg article. In the article, it was revealed that he collaborated with at least 30 health practitioners to monitor all dimensions of his wellness and overall health.

Like a dedicated scientist who knows his onions, Bryan has a name for his attempt to be 27 years younger than he is—Project Blueprint. This project leaves no aspect of his life untouched. He’s restricted to a daily 1,977-calorie vegan diet, strict exercise plan, and controlled sleep pattern.

Next, Bryan has to take some blood and plasma from Talmage. According to reports, an anonymous donor had previously given him a blood transfusion. However, this time around, his plasma donations will come from Talmage and Richard, his 70-year-old dad.

The blood transfusions were carried out in a Dallas clinic, with Richard and Talmage donating a liter of their blood each. After collecting their blood, it was converted into red blood cells, platelets, white blood cells, and plasma batches.

Biochemist Charles Brenner of City of Hope National Medical Center has this to say about Bryan’s idea, “We have not learned enough to suggest this is a viable human treatment for anything…to me, it’s gross, evidence-free and relatively dangerous.”

Not all experts agree with Brenner, though. As you can expect, Bryan’s health practitioners lead the opposing team and, together with their patients, hope to prove the “killjoys” wrong.

Although Bryan is pretty confident in the outcome of his project, Brenner continues to maintain his position. He believes that Bryan’s behavior may be one of the “side effects” of an anxiety disorder.

The Project Blueprint isn’t the only groundbreaking adventure Bryan Johnson has embarked on. Bryan is also the founder of Kernel, a neuroscience company that aims at hacking the human brain. He is so dedicated to this project that he has pumped in at least $100,000 of his own money into it.