Paypal Co-Founder Backs Anti-Aging Research Prize

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday September 19, 2006 @10:04PM from the my-mouse-is-older-than-your-mouse dept.

Baldrson writes, "Anti-aging researchers, via The Methuselah Mouse Prize or M-Prize, are receiving an additional $3 million incentive to stop and reverse aging. Researchers win M-Prize money in increments by breaking longevity records for mice or reversing their aging. The philanthropic donation comes from Peter Thiel, co-founder and former CEO of PayPal. Mr. Thiel has pledged to match each dollar donated to the M-Prize with his own 50 cent contributions up to $3 million." The M-Prize was created by Aubrey de Grey, a controversial biomedical gerontologist in Cambridge, England.

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Oh dear. by Funkcikle · 2006-09-19 22:20 · Score: 5, Funny

"Mr. Thiel has pledged to match each dollar donated to the M-Prize with his own 50 cent contributions up to $3 million."
No mention of the 3.75% service charge payable by the recipient of the prize, though.