A cell the size of Manhattan: how AI could search for age reversal without a full theory of the cell
On The Diary of a CEO, investor David Friedberg described a cell as a city of 10 billion workers and argued that AI lets researchers screen a million protein ideas on computers before touching a lab bench. His worked example is partial epigenetic reprogramming — and a June 2026 announcement shows that work has reached a first safety trial in human eyes, not restored sight.
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