By Harvesting Organs,Sohini Sengupta

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There are staged photo opportunities, and moments when a global leader gazes at a genetically altered strawberry as if it holds the secret to immortality! That’s precisely what unfolded during Vladimir Putin‘s recent visit to the Sirius science park in Sochi.

The 72-year-old Russian president toured this state-funded research hub, where scientists work on projects ranging from education reform to agricultural breakthroughs, including the quest for longer life! During the carefully orchestrated lab visit, Putin was shown strawberries engineered to contain twelve times the normal amount of quercetin, a compound some researchers believe slows aging.

Dr. Roman Ivanov, who chairs the Academic Council at Sirius University, presented the fruit with evident pride. “These are edited strawberries, which contain 12 times more quercetin,” he explained. “That is to say, we ended up with youth-giving strawberries.”

President Vladimir Putin looked skeptical but curious as he examined the strawberries. He leaned forward, a slight smirk on his face. “No need to try them?” he asked. Dr. Ivanov shook his head, explaining that the fruit needed no chemicals.

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They were clean, he said, and might even help people live longer.

The strawberries weren’t the only “miracle” crop shown that day. Putin also saw Merlot grapes that scientists had genetically altered. Dr. Ivanov called them the world’s first grapes to fight off fungus. Stronger vines and maybe longer lives are better for enjoying the wine!

Наука на прямой связи с жизнью. В.В.Путину в “Сириусе” показали молодильную клубнику.
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The optics were perfect. Just days before, Putin had shared a private chat with China’s Xi Jinping (both 72). Talking about biotech breakthroughs, Xi joked, “At 70, you are still a child.” He then predicted humans might hit 150 this century.

Never one to be outdone, Vladimir Putin couldn’t resist the urge to shoot back: “With the development of biotechnology, human organs can be continuously transplanted and people can live younger and younger, and even achieve immortality.”

If you believed the Cold War was about nuclear threats, consider this shift: the latest battleground might be strawberries and grapes engineered to resist decay! This isn’t a random science fiction development. Russia’s government has been continuously pouring significant funds into anti-aging studies, targeting cell breakdown, memory loss, and immune health.

When Vladimir Putin examines these lab-grown fruits himself, it tells us in bold letters that he is backing biotechnology and desires to be seen as defying time and “forever young.”

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Days after discussing immortality with China’s leader Xi Jinping, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was seen inspecting fruit in Sochi. The images tell two stories. One is about scientific curiosity — Russia’s push to extend human life and lead in biological breakthroughs.

The other is pure political theatre. Is this real science, or just propaganda wrapped in strawberries? We’ll have to wait and see. But online, people are already buzzing. They’re skeptical and fascinated, and they’re turning it into memes as they understand it.

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