LongTermGuy
04-19-2015, 03:13 PM
`.....Peter Thiel, a venture capitalist, hedge fund manager, and founder of Paypal isn't satisfied with his achievements to date.
There's one commodity he's always wanted but, until now, has never been able to purchase.
More time.
When asked what his current goal is at the Venture Alpha West conference, Thiel made a shocking announcement.
http://moneymorning.com/ext/articles/img/500w-dna-strand.jpg
He wants to live forever.
"There are a 100,000 people who die every day on this planet, mostly from things related to aging," Thiel said. "It's not going to happen to me."
It may seem like a bold ambition, but Thiel is not alone.
Both of Google's founders have similar aspirations.
Sergey Brin, has invested millions of dollars in a genomics company. Larry Page spent millions more to launch a company called Calico. Their goal: To cure aging.
This company's sole purpose is to extend healthy human life span as long as possible. And he's offering a $10 million prize for technology that gets us closer to that goal.
Fortunately, you don't need to be a tech billionaire to take advantage of what these men are pioneering.
***According to 35- year Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist and biotech consultant Michael Robinson, everyone will soon have the chance to live forever.
"Every cell in your body has an 'immortality gene'," Robinson says. "When it's switched on, your cells don't age. In fact, they become biologically younger."
Robinson continued, "So that's the good news. Here's the bad news. When we're born, we come with this gene 'switched off.'".......But.....................
http://moneymorning.com/ext/articles/longevity/billionaires-buying-immortality.php?iris=353191&ad=sup-class-blue
There's one commodity he's always wanted but, until now, has never been able to purchase.
More time.
When asked what his current goal is at the Venture Alpha West conference, Thiel made a shocking announcement.
http://moneymorning.com/ext/articles/img/500w-dna-strand.jpg
He wants to live forever.
"There are a 100,000 people who die every day on this planet, mostly from things related to aging," Thiel said. "It's not going to happen to me."
It may seem like a bold ambition, but Thiel is not alone.
Both of Google's founders have similar aspirations.
Sergey Brin, has invested millions of dollars in a genomics company. Larry Page spent millions more to launch a company called Calico. Their goal: To cure aging.
This company's sole purpose is to extend healthy human life span as long as possible. And he's offering a $10 million prize for technology that gets us closer to that goal.
Fortunately, you don't need to be a tech billionaire to take advantage of what these men are pioneering.
***According to 35- year Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist and biotech consultant Michael Robinson, everyone will soon have the chance to live forever.
"Every cell in your body has an 'immortality gene'," Robinson says. "When it's switched on, your cells don't age. In fact, they become biologically younger."
Robinson continued, "So that's the good news. Here's the bad news. When we're born, we come with this gene 'switched off.'".......But.....................
http://moneymorning.com/ext/articles/longevity/billionaires-buying-immortality.php?iris=353191&ad=sup-class-blue