Eh, innovative research in all fields of biomedicine is difficult to get funded. Hell, even super-safe run-of-the-mill research is difficult to get funded. Th

Eh, innovative research in all fields of biomedicine is difficult to get funded. Hell, even super-safe run-of-the-mill research is difficult to get funded. There simply are not enough dollars to go around and it is only getting worse. The NIH has taken the view that steady, incremental progress is a better use of money than swinging for the fences. While I'm not defending the NIH's decisions, I can understand the reasoning. And regarding de Grey...well, I can appreciate his contribution to raising awareness. Otherwise, his views are somewhat akin to claiming "Like, what if we are living in the matrix, man?" as "Philosophy".