566 | The poor will never live forever…

Last night I was cruising around the internet and I landed on one of the futurist blogs I enjoy. Every time I get in futurist/transhumanist/biotech surf mode I find something fascinating and shocking. Last night was no exception. What I found was that there is now a device that doctors can put on your heart to make it keep beating indefinitely. This device is still in the testing phase but it would nearly end heart failure. With heart disease being the number one cause of death and heart failure being a huge portion of heart disease this device could mean a

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