RetroBio, a longevity biotech backed by $180 million from Sam Altman, uses lab mice to study aging and extend healthy human lifespan. The company is working to hack our cells at the biological level.
These are the heroes of our story. They live in a laboratory and are known as C57BL/6 mice. They've been bred to be docile and are more or less all identical twins. Lab mice do all kinds of things for science. Their sacrifice leads to new discoveries and therapies for humans. Let's go ahead and give them some thanks. These particular mice belong to RetroBio. It's a biotech startup backed by $180 million from Sam Altman. Retro is in the aging business, and it wants to make humans live healthier for longer. And with the help of these mice, we're gonna find out how.
