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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGeneticist Cynthia Kenyon is heading to Google
Google's mysterious health venture dedicated to extending human life has quietly lured a prominent scientist away from UCSF, The Chronicle has learned.
The university confirmed that Cynthia Kenyon, a biochemistry and biophysics professor acclaimed for her discoveries about the genetics of aging, left UCSF this month to join Calico, Google's nascent biotechnology company. She had served as a part-time adviser to Calico since November.
Google has revealed little about Calico since the search giant formed the independent company in September, except that it wants to slow aging and fight age-related diseases. As Google CEO Larry Page once put it, Calico is truly a "moon shot."
Kenyon, a global pioneer in aging research since the 1990s, joins a roster of A-list scientists led by Chief Executive Officer Arthur Levinson, who also chairs the boards of Genentech and Apple.
Read More: http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Geneticist-Cynthia-Kenyon-is-heading-to-Google-5415673.php
Kber
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(5,043 posts)When the research happens in universities, I have a little more faith that the benefits will be more widely shared.
When it's being funded and controlled by for-profit companies, I'm less optimistic.
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(5,402 posts)because the rich will receive it first?