Scientists Dodge FDA to Offer a $1 Million Anti-Aging Treatment in Colombia

Scientists Dodge FDA to Offer a $1 Million Anti-Aging Treatment in Colombia
The unproven gene therapy aims to lengthen a person’s telomeres
Emily Mullin
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Dec 5, 2019
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Photo: cstar55/E+/Getty ImagesWould you pay $1 million and fly to South America for a chance to live longer?
Libella Gene Therapeutics, a Kansas-based company that says it is developing a gene therapy that can reverse aging by up to 20…
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Written by Emily Mullin
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Former staff writer at Medium, where I covered biotech, genetics, and Covid-19 for OneZero, Future Human, Elemental, and the Coronavirus Blog.
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