Another line of research that has been progressing since the early days of fundraising (because it was cheap to get started) is the search for bacterial enzymes

Another line of research that has been progressing since the early days of fundraising (because it was cheap to get started) is the search for bacterial enzymes that can break down the gunk that builds up in your cells with age, and as a consequence destroys the cellular garbage-collection mechanisms. You might have heard of lipofuscin and its effects on autophagy, for example: http://www.fightaging.org/archives/2009/12/lysosomal-activity-declines-with-aging.php http://www.fightaging.org/archives/2009/12/lysosomal-activit... The links at the bottom of this page outline progress to date - some potential enzymes are found, which could feed into a larger scale project to develop them if funding arrives: http://www.sens.org/sens-research/research-themes/lysosens http://www.sens.org/sens-research/research-themes/lysosens Meanwhile, small scale funding can keep people working on screening bacteria for more enzymes to break down more types of chemical gunk that cause your cellular systems to fail with advancing age.