"We've seen how prizes such as the X PRIZE and the Methuselah Mouse Prize can dramatically increase competition and innovation, and create interest for the public," said Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, Founder and Executive Producer of the X PRIZE. "With this contribution, we're signaling our belief that Prizes can not only take us into space, but help bring about breakthroughs in the way we live and age."
"We're thrilled to have the support of the X PRIZE, said David Gobel, Director of the Methuselah Foundation and the Methuselah Mouse Prize. "This landmark contribution will further swell the size of the Prize, and encourage scientific research teams around the world to develop breakthrough techniques for extending the healthy human lifespan. It will create a needed impetus and focus for the development of new rejuvenation therapies."
The Methuselah Mouse Prize is being offered to scientific research teams who develop the longest living Mus musculus, the breed of mouse most commonly used in scientific research. This is a critical precursor to the development of human anti-aging techniques. Currently, six teams around the world are vying for the prize, and this new contribution is expected to swell that number.
"By encouraging the development of technologies that enable sustainable human rejuvenation, the Methuselah Foundation is the first and most developed organization directly promoting the development of human "Projuvenation" technology." Said the Methuselah Foundation's Chief Science Officer – Dr. Aubrey de Grey. "The focus of the Methuselah Foundation is not simply extending human life; it is discovering ways to limit and eventually eliminate the destructive effects of human aging, promoting not only longer life but freedom from the effects of aging-related conditions and diseases."
Your support of the Methuselah Mouse Prize is the best and most effective way that you can help ensure that human biological rejuvenation technologies are developed and widely available as quickly as possible. The future return on your investment is a longer, healthier, and ultimately better quality of life for yourself and your loved ones."
About the Methuselah Foundation
The Methuselah Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) registered organization, is a group of dedicated professional and non-professional volunteers who believe that the control of aging is foreseeable, preserving health and wisdom in a world that sorely needs it. It can be found on the Web at www.Mprize.org. More information on the Methuselah Mouse Prize can be found at www.methuselahfoundation.org/prize.asp.
About the X PRIZE Foundation
The X PRIZE Foundation is a not-for-profit educational organization with headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Supported by private donations and the St. Louis community, the Foundation's mission is to provide incentives in the private sector to make space travel frequent and affordable for the general public and to create educational programming for students and space enthusiasts. Several additional sponsorships for the ANSARI X PRIZE competition remain available to corporations or individuals who wish to support the X PRIZE Foundation and associate themselves with space, speed and high technology. To learn more about the ANSARI X PRIZE competition, please visit www.ansarixprize.org. To find out how individuals, educational organizations or corporations can join the efforts of the X PRIZE Foundation, please visit www.xprize.org or contact the office at 636-519-9449.
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