Immortal Animals and the Human Link

https://wondergressive.com/hydra-immortality-linked-to-human-lifespan/

https://www.livescience.com/65546-darpa-mind-controlled-weapons.html

Genetically tweaking human brains

To do this, Robinson's team plans to use viruses modified to deliver genetic material into cells — called viral vectors — to insert DNA into specific neurons that will make them produce two kinds of proteins

The first type of protein absorbs light when a neuron is firing, which makes it possible to detect neural activity. An external headset would send out a beam of infrared light that can pass through the skull and into the brain. Detectors attached to the headset would then measure the tiny signal that is reflected from the brain tissue to create an image of the brain.