PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel invests $3.5M to stop aging
Peter A. Thiel, co-founder and former chief executive officer of online payment site, PayPal, said he is investing $3.5 million “to support scientific research into the alleviation and eventual reversal of the debilities caused by aging.”
According to the SF Chronicle, he’ll be investing in the Methuselah Foundation, a Springfield, Va., nonprofit started and run by the controversial scientist Aubrey de Grey.
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