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ThereIs a LongevityPillBackedbyFive Nobel Prize Winners

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GIAN VOLPICELLI

February 4, 2015 // 11:10 AM EST

So, we finally have a more credible longevity pill.

It’s called Basis (as it wants to provide you with the foundations for a long life), and it’s a dietary supplement purporting to boost your “metabolic health.” It’s been developed byElysiumHe​alth, a research company that merges Silicon Valley’s infatuation with living forever with East Coast science: Its founder and CEO, Eric Marcotulli, comes from a venture capitalism background in Menlo Park, while chief scientist Leonard Gua​rente has been researching ageing at MIT since 1982 and was previously at the helm of life-extension venture Elixir.

While the stated goal of Elysium is “helping people access, understand and benefit from scientific breakthrough in health,” a quick glance at its blog shows the company is all about “stopping thepro​verbialclock” of ageing.