Jennifer Lahl Founder and National Director of the Center for Bioethics and Culture Network (CBC). She serves on the North American editorial board for the international journal, Ethics and Medicine, and is a Fellow of the Council for Biotechnology Policy in Washington, DC.

Thoughts on the role of science, technology and medicine for the human future, and the uses which promote human flourishing and the common good. The views expressed here acknowledge my personal belief in the inviolabilty of human life and the dignity of all human beings.

the Human Future

Paypal co-founder wants to help you live forever

Controversial scientist Aubrey de Grey of the Methuselah Foundation in Springfield, VA just received $3.5 million from Peter A. Thiel, co-founder and former chief executive officer of the online payments system PayPal. de Gray, an aging researcher hopes to radical postpone aging and give us indefinate life spans. de Gray said, "we have vintage cars driving around that were designed to last 15 years--and they're 100 years old. So why should humans be any different? He hopes now that his funding is secured his research can help us to live thousands of years.




2 comments:

Dr. Leonid Gavrilov, Ph.D. said...

Thank you for your interesting post!
I thought perhaps you may also find this related story interesting to you:
Longevity Science: SENS
http://longevity-science.blogspot.com/2007/01/sens.html

Kate said...

I would like to live forever if only I always can be young and beautiful as I am now :) I would be ready as many credit cards as possible, if someone bought me such an elixir.

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