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He Spends $70K a Year on Quest to Remain Young

Kenneth Scott, 81, is a biotech investor

(Newser) - As the saying goes, in this world, nothing is certain except for death and taxes. Well, an octogenarian biohacker seeks to prove the former false. Kenneth Scott, an 81-year-old biotech investor and real estate mogul, spends upward of $70,000 every year on processes he believes can reverse the aging...

His Goal Is to Live to 180. His Path Is a Pricey One
He's 45, Plans to Live
Another 135 Years. Here's How
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Feb 2, 2019 7:30 AM CST

He's 45, Plans to Live Another 135 Years. Here's How

Bulletproof Coffee founder Dave Asprey has spent $1M in pursuit of his goal

(Newser) - Dave Asprey is 45, which in his view "officially" makes him a young adult. That's because his well-known goal is to live to 180; he's now a quarter of the way there. In a lengthy piece for Men's Health , Rachel Monroe digs into the Bulletproof Coffee...

'Biohacker' CEO Found Dead in Flotation Tank

Aaron Traywick injected himself with experimental treatment

(Newser) - A "biohacker" CEO who sought to cure diseases and prolong lives with experimental gene therapies has died at just 28. Aaron Traywick, CEO of Ascendance Biomedical, was found dead Sunday in a flotation tank in a Washington, DC, spa room, Live Science reports. Police say they are investigating the...

'Fat' Water May Come to a Health Store Near You
 This Now Exists: 
 Fat-Infused Water 
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Aug 23, 2015 9:50 AM CDT

This Now Exists: Fat-Infused Water

In southern California, bottled water mixed with coconut oil goes for $3.95

(Newser) - Remember that guy who started the Bulletproof Coffee fad , where people add butter and oil to their cups of joe in the hopes of losing weight? Well he's at it again, this time with what the Silicon Valley techie calls "a disruptive technology for beverages," reports the...

'Biohackers' Create New, DIY Organisms

Feds try to asses threat from part-time Frankensteins

(Newser) - Katherine Aull is creating new forms of life in her closet. Armed only with jury-rigged equipment and some DNA she bought online, the 23-year-old is creating custom E. coli bacteria she thinks could help cancer research. Aull is part of a growing movement of “biohackers,” amateur biologists crafting...

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