Peter A. Thiel, co-founder and former chief executive officer of online payment site, PayPal, said he is investing $3.5 million “to support scientific research into the alleviation and eventual reversal of the debilities caused by aging.”

According to the SF Chronicle, he’ll be investing in the Methuselah Foundation, a Springfield, Va., nonprofit started and run by the controversial scientist Aubrey de Grey.

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