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Mar 16, 2018

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A Startup Is Pitching a Mind-Uploading Service That Is “100 Percent Fatal”

Nectome will preserve your brain, but you have to be euthanized first

Photo courtesy of Nectome

By Antonio Regalado

The startup accelerator Y Combinator is known for supporting audacious companies in its popular three-month boot camp.

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