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Reverse-Engineered
Chuck was an AI engineer, a pioneer who worked alongside longevity scientists to create a human chip with two objectives: 1) reduce stress on the brain by analyzing daily life inputs, and 2) increase human lifespan by fifty percent. Chuck's initial chip worked one week, so its results could not be measured. Fifteen-hour workdays of testing hypotheses and fifteen-minute standup meetings with the team daily. Finally, they decided. Five men, ten women, and ten girls, aged twelve, were implanted with the chip. The adults volunteered and were implanted in their armpits. The women volunteers perspired profusely, rivulets soaking and spreading to the breast area. The male subjects emitted a fragrance similar to almonds, acting as an aphrodisiac. The girls' hormone cycles were disrupted. Chuck tweaked the implant gradually until the body no longer identified it as foreign, ending the havoc with sweat glands and lymph nodes. The women became frigidly cold and wore thermals under heavy sweaters. One female felt continuous twitching, cut the implant out, and died from blood loss.
By Andrea Corwin 10 months ago in Longevity
CodinG The ChAos. Runner-Up in The Life-Extending Conundrum Challenge.
April 2036 Dr. Irina Vernydub taps her heel nervously as she sits in a sterile non-descript office facing a monstrous mahogany desk. The office belongs to the director of the ROHGUE (Research in Optimizing the Human Genome for Unlimited Evolution) project, a man she has only seen from afar until now.
By Alyssa Musso10 months ago in Longevity
Heart Break
I knew my dad was different the day after his transplant. I wasn’t allowed to see him until mid afternoon, after they’d checked his stitches for the millionth time, did an ultrasound to check it’s position, and handed him a mountain of meds to take.
By Maddy Haywood10 months ago in Longevity
A Quiet Exit?
Please press play on the link you prefer before reading. Boris Pope invested in a suicide machine, for he thought it'd be serene. His life would quietly disappear, and he'd be without fear. He thought as the nitrogen entered the chamber and his oxygen levels decreased, he'd enter into a deep slumber.
By Paul Stewart10 months ago in Longevity
Children of the Sun. Runner-Up in The Life-Extending Conundrum Challenge.
It was a perfect day. The cerulean sky above was completely cloudless and the late morning sun burned bright above; the wind was calm, little more than a gentle breeze. Behind me, I could hear the sounds of brunch being served over by the hotel’s opulent outdoor dining area; the clinking of silverware and soft, indecipherable speech dotted with superficial laughter.
By Bailey Bainbridge10 months ago in Longevity
