Google-Backed Calico Project Will Investigate Anti-Aging Technologies
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The Internet search and advertising giant has tapped Genentech and Apple chairman Art Levinson to lead a new initiative that will explore aging and related diseases. Google will invest an undisclosed amount to launch the latest Silicon Valley-funded effort to extend human longevity.
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