Inside the tech island where death is optional

Popular Mechanics visited a private island where billionaires are funding unregulated anti-aging and gene-editing experiments. Think startup paradise meets sci-fi immortality.

Why it matters

This isn’t fantasy — it’s where the biohacking elite test experimental therapies they can’t run legally in the U.S. From plasma swaps to age-reversal gene editing, it’s the wild west of longevity.

The real takeaway

What happens on this island often becomes mainstream tech a decade later — just like IVF and CRISPR once were.

What you can do

Skip the island and focus on what’s proven: sleep, exercise, nutrition, and regular blood testing. That’s how you extend lifespan without a private jet.