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The knowledge that all living beings have a finite lifespan has driven humans to seek immortality. Indeed, in ancient times, alchemists believed they could achieve immortality through the philosophy stone and embarked on quests to find it. The story of the king in the Epic of Gilgamesh who pursued the elixir of immortality is well known, and it is traditionally said that Alexander the Great’s expeditions eastward were motivated by his search for the fabled ab- spring of life. Today, under the in