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Longevity start-ups: hefty funding fails to find fount of youth

Human life appears to have an upper limit that has yet to be extended

There is no cure for life, according to an old aphorism. Wealthy investors are more hopeful of extending average lifespans — perhaps indefinitely — despite years of disappointment.

OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman may be among those intending to thumb his nose at the Grim Reaper for longer. His reported $180mn investment in San Francisco’s Retro Bioscience proves that interest in anti-ageing start-ups remains healthy.

Most bioscience start-ups focus on healthier old age, though some are investigating immortality via cryopreservation. One recent Thiel Fellow, part of a group awarded $100,000 to drop out of formal education and start a company, plans to offer cryonics for pets too.

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