Monday, September 18, 2006

Bay Area millions for Future Health research

Check this out. The founder of PayPal has donated millions to support anti-aging research.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Sep 18, 2006 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Peter A. Thiel, co-founder and former CEO of online payments system PayPal, and Founder and Managing Member of Clarium Capital Management, a San Francisco-based hedge fund, today announced his pledge of $3.5 Million to support scientific research into the alleviation and eventual reversal of the debilities caused by aging, to be conducted under the auspices of the Methuselah Foundation, a charity co-founded and Chaired by Dr. Aubrey de Grey.