In a world obsessed with youth, some scientists are turning to the world’s oldest people for answers. This week, a small biotech startup called Matter Bio announced an audacious initiative: to sequence – and openly share – the genomes of thousands of individuals aged 100 and above. The project aims to crack one of medicine’s toughest puzzles: Why do some people live past a century with remarkably good health, and what secrets are hidden in their DNA?
The endeavor, reminiscent of a genomic moonshot, will involve decoding the complete genetic blueprints of over 10,000 centenarians (people 100+ years old) and even rarer supercentenarians (110+),
