X-Message-Number: 9054 From: "den Otter" <> Subject: Miller Quarles & cryonics Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 11:57:11 +0100 Hi, I suppose most people on this list have already heard of Miller Quarles, a rich Texan oilman, founder of the Society for Curing Old Age Disease and Geron Corp. http://www.geron.com/ (of telomerase fame). He seeks immortality through genetic engineering, and has spent quite some money on research etc. He is also over 80 years old, and although he's allegedly in good health (unless, of course, he died recently) it seems obvious that he's not going to make it, i.e. the breakthrougs in anti-aging research are almost certainly too far off to be of any use too him. Since the man is an immortalist, one would expect that he has therefore made the necessary arrangements with a cryonics company. However, this doesn't seem to be the case. There is no mention of cryonics in any of the articles about M. Quarles, in which he *does* state that he desires biological immortality etc. Is he for some strange reason anti-cryonics, or simply unaware of the option? (hard to imagine, though). In the latter case it might be useful if someone (with some standing in the cryonics community) would notify Quarles. It goes without saying that a suspension contract would greatly benefit both Mr. Quarles as well as the cryonics community (at least *one* company, anyway ;) Apart from this, wouldn't it be a good idea for cryonics organizations to specifically target the high(er) income groups (intensively)? Surely there must be plenty of rich folks out there without an urgent death-wish...Or has this already been tried? For an article on Quarles, gentics & immortality: http://www.inc.co.za/online/sunday_life/june_30/life.html >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dalibor den Otter Co-founder Transcedo, Dutch Transhumanist Society http://www.dse.nl/~transced/ <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=9054