Month: September 2022

NO LONGER LUNATIC FRINGE. "Radical life extension isn’t consigned to the realm of cranks and science fiction writers any more,” says David Masci, a researcher at the Pew Research Centre, who recently wrote a report on the topic looking at the scientific and ethical dimensions of radical life extension. “Serious people are doing research in this area and serious thinkers are thinking about this." https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/11/-sp-live-forever-extend-life-calico-google-longevity View in LinkedIn

RESVERATROL. "After Sirtris, a company co-founded by Sinclair, showed that resveratrol-inspired compounds had favourable effects in mice, it was bought by drug giant GlaxoSmithKline for $720m in 2008. Although development has proved more complicated than first thought, GSK is planning a large clinical trial this year." https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/11/-sp-live-forever-extend-life-calico-google-longevity View in LinkedIn

MICHIO KAKU on the reversal of aging. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DV3XjqW_xgU View in LinkedIn

PHARMETERNITY. "James Kirkland, a researcher who studies ageing at the Mayo Clinic, says he knows of about 20 drugs now – more than six of which had been written up in scientific journals – that extended the lifespan or healthspan of mice." https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/11/-sp-live-forever-extend-life-calico-google-longevity View in LinkedIn

PREDICTION. "Q: And you think that dramatically extended life is possible? A: I think we’re only 15 years away from a tipping point in longevity." (Kurzweil, 2013). http://www.wired.com/2013/04/kurzweil-google-ai/ View in LinkedIn