
Mikhail Kovalchuk, a close ally of Russian President Putin, leads anti-aging research on more than 7,000 monkeys.
Russian leader Putin's ally Mikhail Kovalchuk is overseeing aging research conducted at the Kurchatov Institute on more than 7 thousand monkeys in order to extend human life.
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Mikhail Kovalchuk directs the Kurchatov Institute, one of Russia's largest state research centers.
It was revealed that Mikhail Kovalchuk, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, directed studies on more than 7 thousand monkeys to research ways to extend human life.
According to the news in Bloomberg, Russian scientists are investigating methods that can change the boundaries of human life by examining the biological mechanisms of aging.
MORE THAN 7 THOUSAND MONKEYS WERE EXAMINED
Kovalchuk, who directs the Moscow-based Kurchatov Institute, one of Russia's largest state research centers, has overseen extensive research on the aging process. Within the scope of the project, studies were conducted on monkeys aged between 20 and 30.
Scientists performed biochemical, structural, vascular and neurological analyzes to determine the changes that occur in the body with aging.
"We are currently scanning old monkeys to study all stages of aging," Kovalchuk said at the Kurchatov Genomics Forum in Moscow, as quoted by Russian state news agency Tass.
Kovalchuk, who is considered the unofficial scientific advisor of the Russian leader, conducts especially genetic and advanced technology research. Kovalchuk's billionaire banker brother Yuri Kovalchuk is also among Putin's strongest allies.
PUTIN'S WORDS WERE ON THE WORLD AGENDA
Interested in the idea of significantly extending human life, 74-year-old Putin previously brought up the possibility of living 150 years in his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
At a summit in Beijing, Putin's words about "extending human life" during his conversation with Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un were on the world agenda when the microphones were left on.
In his speech to the two leaders, Putin said, "Human organs can be transplanted continuously. The longer you live, the younger you become." Arguing that developments in biotechnology can change the limits of human life, Putin said, "In the past, people rarely lived to be 70, but now even at 70 you are still considered a child."

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