5 Feet of Fury

Peter Thiel: Just another gay man obsessed with and terrified of getting old

Mr. Thiel is focused on ways to prolong life. He was intrigued by parabiosis, a blood regeneration trial in which people over 35 would receive transfusions from people aged 16 to 25 — an experiment that Anne Rice gave a thumbs up to. (…)

“I have some strong opinions on this. At the F.D.A. today, aging is still not an indication for disease. And you’re not allowed to develop drugs that could stop aging. We have not even started yet.”