[DIYbio] Prospects of anti-aging research

Hello DIYbio community,

My name is Jason and this past spring I graduated from Rutgers University in NJ with a BS in microbial biotechnology and a minor in biochemistry.  I am new to the whole DIYbio scene and first want to say how awesome I think this is now that I have stumbled across it.  I have a lot of lab experience through years of research at Rutgers, but I feel like the future of science in general does not necessarily lie in the hands of academic or industrial labs, but rather the collective effort of citizen scientists like ourselves.  A community of people who have a passion for not just science and research, but a passion for pushing the boundaries of these areas.  What most disappoints me about the "established" scientific community is the seemingly sluggish trend of trying to push these same boundaries.  What I would consider cutting edge research is constantly being shot down in media by so called science "experts."  This is why I was so happy to come across this biohacker movement.  I have been reading posts on here recently and see some ambitious ideas that echo my own.  Something I myself am looking into is the prospect of greatly extending human lifespan and in essence, dramatically slowing and possibly ending biological aging.  Though it is largely considered fringe science, there are promising frontiers being forged on the matter, led by British scientist Aubrey de Grey.  I have seen others comment on this scarcely on the forums here, and am wondering if any of you are actively pursuing this area, whether it is by the gathering of information on the subject or any experiments you may have carried out?  I realize how large a project this is, but as I stated above, this is just the type of group that through a communal effort, can make massive strides forward that most researchers have not even considered.

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