Submission + - 1 Step Closer to Ray Kurzweil's Future
KiTA writes: Gizmondo is reporting that Sirtris, a think-tank that has been researching anti-aging, for $720 million USD. Sirtris's founder, David Sinclair, discovered a molecule called Resveratrol, which seems to seriously help the aging process (and makes fat mice skinny, to boot!). This time-lapse video of a mouse under the effects of Resveratrol simply has to be seen to be believed.
Human testing of high-dose Resveratrol is about to begin.
What do you think — One step closer to Ray Kurzweil and Aubrey de Grey's future as described in their books, or one step towards a nightmare future of 1000 year old overlords?