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MouseAge Update December 2017

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Happy Holidays everyone! Just a quick update on the MouseAge project which was successfully funded earlier this year thanks to the support of the community. We are happy to announce that those who donated to MouseAge and qualified for a signed copy of the new book Juvenesence by Jim Mellon and Al Chalabi should be receiving them soon! The books were shipped out last week and indeed, some people have reported they have got them already. With the holidays coming up this book is a great read for those interested in rejuvenation biotech and the exciting possibilities it holds.

In other news, the MouseAge team informs us that application is finished ahead of schedule and is currently going through the approval process at the Apple Store. It is anticipated the application could be ready for researchers to download by early January 2018. This means that scientists will soon be able to use the application to test the age of mice without the need for harmful tests and could help to accelerate the pace of research as well as reduce animal suffering. Thank you to everyone in the community who backed the project.

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Steve Hill

Steve serves on the LEAF Board of Directors and is the Editor in Chief, coordinating the daily news articles and social media content of the organization. He is an active journalist in the aging research and biotechnology field and has to date written over 600 articles on the topic, interviewed over 100 of the leading researchers in the field, hosted livestream events focused on aging, as well as attending various medical industry conferences. His work has been featured in H+ magazine, Psychology Today, Singularity Weblog, Standpoint Magazine, Swiss Monthly, Keep me Prime, and New Economy Magazine. Steve is one of three recipients of the 2020 H+ Innovator Award and shares this honour with Mirko Ranieri – Google AR and Dinorah Delfin – Immortalists Magazine. The H+ Innovator Award looks into our community and acknowledges ideas and projects that encourage social change, achieve scientific accomplishments, technological advances, philosophical and intellectual visions, author unique narratives, build fascinating artistic ventures, and develop products that bridge gaps and help us to achieve transhumanist goals. Steve has a background in project management and administration which has helped him to build a united team for effective fundraising and content creation, while his additional knowledge of biology and statistical data analysis allows him to carefully assess and coordinate the scientific groups involved in the project.