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by nquryshi 2344 days ago
Hey HN! Wanted to introduce you to Evera! We are the at home stem cell banking startup out of Harvard. Through just a simple urine sample, we allow you to preserve your youngest cells for future therapies!

It's known that over time, your stem cells (iPSCs) accumulate more damaging mutations with age (https://www.nature.com/articles/nbt.3749). However, seeing how all legacy methods of stem cell extraction were incredibly invasive (ex: bone marrow surgical extraction, blood draw), we wanted to create a way to bank your youngest cells in a 100% noninvasive way. We've thus optimized a method of converting urine derived cells to stem cells and have developed a novel collection device that allows your sample to be preserved via transport over the mail. Evera finally allows anyone, regardless of age, to invest in their future health and longevity! Happy to answer any questions you may have in the comments below :)