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Aging Kazakhstan President Asks His Scientists to Find Fountain of Youth

Kazakhstan's President seeks the fountain of youth, urging scientists to explore anti-ageing medicine for rejuvenation of the organism.

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After almost twenty years in office and 70 years on earth, Nursultan Nazarbayev, president of Kazakhstan, is hoping his country can come together to overcome one last hurdle. He needs the country's scientists to find him the fountain of youth. In a speech to students of the newly dedicated Nazarbayev University, a new education and research institution in the Kazakh capital of Astana, the president made clear that he is looking to the researchers to provide him with eternal life, says The Guardian:

The 70-year-old leader stressed in a speech that a new scientific research institute in the capital Astana should study "rejuvenation of the organism," as well as "the human genome, production of human tissue and creation of gene-based medicines".

Of course, who wouldn't want to live forever when they have a country that they rule--for life. He said back in October that he would be the country's president ...

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