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The point is that glycation is just a chemical reaction which can be reversed. You need to get something there which can reverse the chemical reaction. It's not necessarily easy, but it's not necessarily impossible either. There are also other potential ways to deal with A.G.Es, like stimulating turnover of those molecules, or, as you implied, preventing their formation.

I'm not trying to imply that todays n year olds won't be 2019's n+10 year olds, or 2050's fertilizer. I'm just saying it's possible in theory.




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