[chris (OP)]

Andrew wrote to me about this:

Hey Chris,

a friend in China forwarded this news to me, but it sounds so bogus...would you please look into this please?

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/748081/Russia-science-bacteria-eternal-life-illness-free-longevity-experiments

http://newstarget.com/2017-01-20-eternal-life-russian-scientist-injects-himself-with-ancient-bacteria-and-claims-to-be-illness-free.html

What does everyone think?

[smart]

Unless you can provide a peer-reviewed scientific study on the effects of this bacterium on human health, I consider this "discovery" a nice example of pseudoscientific voodoo...

[chris (OP)]

Unless you can provide a peer-reviewed scientific study on the effects of this bacterium on human health, I consider this "discovery" a nice example of pseudoscientific voodoo...

Seconded!

[grayson]

Well, does natto and kimchi count as ancient bacteria? They've been around for centuries. And eating them gives you healthier life.