“If I could always stay young and if this picture would grow old for me. There is nothing in the world that I would not give… My soul, even!’ History ended badly for Dorian Gray and his portrait, but Yuri Milner and Jeff Bezos are quite optimistic. Like Oscar Wilde’s character, the Russian tycoon and former Amazon CEO wants eternal youth. And they gave their funds, launching Altos Labs on January 19. Its goal is to “develop life-extending therapies that can halt or reverse the human aging process.” Distinguished scientists drawn from around the world, including several Nobel Prize winners, already have their offices there. A start-up biotech company is starting with $3 billion in working capital… a straw for investors who won’t have enough life to spend their fortune. Money can buy everything, including a fountain…
Source: Le Figaro
