My weekend with People Unlimited was loaded with brilliant presentations and smart comments about preventing the aging of stem cells with a natural substance in every living cell called GDF-11. The first human trial in New York includes several hundred people and has been producing fascinating results for the last 5 years.

The other guest presenter showed new insights into the human micro-biome - the trillions of bacteria and viruses in every tissue of our body that support our metabolism in a highly sophisticated ways.

Only two aspects in a race that has sparked several articles in the Time magazine or the Guardian and fascinates thousands of scientists around the world: How can we stop or even reverse aging in human cells, curing aging as a disease and improve our health span now?

Google has been starting Calico Labs as a separate company dedicated to life extension, Facebook has been sponsoring research in the same direction.

For years I have been following and involving myself in this public conversation and find ONE aspect extremely interesting: How much open mind does it take to envision or even welcome Super-Longevity as a real option for humans in the very near future? Are unlimited lifespans already part of our genetic makeup that have been laying dormant for thousands of years?

Today I saw Jason Silva's amazing video "The fear of being fully alive" and want to share it with you:

The most exciting reality: More than 30 presenters and 72 vendor companies will present specific research results, age reversing modalities and innovative products to an international audience of 1000 curious life extension enthusiasts in this year's RAAD Festival in Las Vegas on 10/3-6.

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