Google's new project--Human aging?

Google CEO Larry Page said to TIME that Google is planning to launch a new company, called Calico, that will focus on health and aging. (http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2152422,00.html)

Wow, a computer company joins healthcare? Is Calico going to become a pharmaceutical company? Let's wait to see...

Anyway, I think aging and health-span are really important issues these days. By 2030, there will be about 70 million people over the age of 65 in USA (based on administration on aging, http://www.aoa.gov/Aging_Statistics/). The treatment and costs associated with aging-related diseases contribute to huge personal, societal and economic burdens. It is time to do something about this. Hopeful Calico project can help...

PhDTree

You might, or might not hear of Fly Tree or Neuro Tree, the academic family trees. There is a new academic family tree that was recently launched, called PhDTree. Maybe you want to check it out!

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http://phdtree.org/