Upcoming science event to report: CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation are holding a series of events in Second Life, and the first one is this coming Monday, 3rd September, 10am London time.

Anti-Aging: The Prospect of Human Life Extension
Dr Peter Clifton, CSIRO Theme Leader Obesity, Affiliate Professor Department of Medicine and Department of Biomedical Science, Adelaide University

Professor Clifton is a researcher in Obesity and Diabetes at CSIRO and is co author of the CSIRO Total Well Being Diet Book. He does clinical work at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Flinders Medical centre. Advances in longevity will come in Western societies through the use of stem cell replacement of ailing organs, greater use of biomaterials, and more intensive screening for disease.

Join this fascinating Second Life seminar as Dr Peter Clifton discusses anti-ageing and the prospect of human life extension.

2 AM SL Time (PDT)
5 AM EDT
9 AM GMT
10 AM in London, England
7 PM in Sydney, Australia

Where: ABC Island