[extropy-chat] ExtroBritannia's October event - Aubrey de Grey on the Mprize and SENS research

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ExtroBritannia's October event - Aubrey de Grey on the Mprize and SENS research

Saturday the 21st of October 2006 at 2pm, Conway Hall (Bertrand
Russell's Room) in Holborn, London. The event is free and everyone is
welcome.

This month, Aubrey de Grey will update us on progress on the Mprize
and on new developments in SENS research. From the Mprize's website:
"The Mprize is the premiere effort of the Methuselah Foundation and is
being offered to the scientific research team which develops the
longest living Mus musculus, the breed of mouse most commonly used in
scientific research. Developing interventions which work in mice is a
critical precursor to the development of human anti-aging techniques,
for once it is demonstrated that aging in mice can be effectively
delayed or reversed, popular attitudes towards aging as 'inevitable'
will no longer be possible. When aging in mice is shown to be
'treatable' the funding necessary for a full-line assault on the aging
process will be made available. This is the true power of the Mprize,
to demonstrate a proof of principle, and give hope to the world that
decline in function and age-related disease are no longer guarantees,
for us, or for future generations, if we work together now."

And if you want to meet before the event, we'll be at the Penderel's
Oak from 12.30 for lunch (we also move back to the pub for drinks and
conversation after the event). If it is your first time at an
ExtroBritannia event, look out for a copy of Kurzweil's "The
Singularity is Near" at our table (picture: http://tinyurl.com/eejgx)

CONWAY HALL
25 Red Lion Square,
London WC1R 4RL
tel 020 7242 8032
www.conwayhall.org.uk
Nearest tube: Holborn
MAP: http://tinyurl.com/8syus

The Penderel's Oak
283-288 High Holborn
London WC1V 7HJ
Tel: 0207 242 5669
Nearest tube: Holborn
MAP: http://tinyurl.com/29swq

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