A major university has a number of researchers doing C60 experiments. My former patent attorney is working with them - that's how I know.
We can assume that we will see some startlingly interesting events in C60's future, as the truth about it being perhaps the most potent, multi-use anti-aging molecule yet discovered becomes known by more people.
Hopefully, the FDA won't work to limit our access to C60, as is their history with molecules that can improve health enough to reduce the need for drugs, especially related to the drugs that treat the degenerative diseases of aging.
Giuess I`m not as certain.There have only been, to my knowledge, 2 experiments ran regarding life extension. I tend to put more faith in the one run by our member who basically found no change in life span. I will be very pleasantly surprised if the 1st experiments life extension increase can be repeated/validated.
What history does the FDA have regarding molecules? Can you elaborate?
FDA banned research on DMSO in 1965 for specious reasons, that really amounted to it being one of the medical miracles of the 20th Century, alongside penicillin, but it wasn't patentable, so it presented very good competition to the medical/pharmaceutical industry. Since FDA is in bed with med/pharm they stopped DMSO's growing popularity. (One analysis showed that 52% of FDA administrators come from and go to pharma company jobs.)
There were over 300 studies on DMSO and over 10,000 patient records at that time showing potent anti-inflammatory, anti-pain and anti-swelling effects and applied regularly, over time, it increases soft tissue healing tremendously, as a transdermal agent, doing such extraordinary things as healing ligaments and tendons, when applied topically over the damaged area.
Its actions are well-known by vets, especially those that treat race horses.
FDA banned it, they said, because it might cause problems with the cornea - eyes.
This was based on DMSO being given to dogs, rabbits and pigs at something like 400 times a normal dose and experiencing mild changes in the cornea that caused mild near-sightedness.
This effect had never been seen in humans or any primate, and that kind of dose had never been given to a human.
But FDA used it as a way to ban the competition to their wife, the medical/pharmaceutical industry.
There is a recent rekindling of interest in DMSO, so we will likely be seeing more information about it.
DMSO was of so much interest to the world and the scientific community in the '60's that "60 Minutes" did three television stories on it.
https://www.youtube....h?v=u0i7jARfKeI
https://www.youtube....h?v=icfh4x2vxbA
https://www.youtube....h?v=gvHNN2XbkqU
So, if a non-patentable substance is found to have profound beneficial effects that maybe greatly reduce the need for drugs and surgery, meaning that it would cost the medical/pharmaceutical industry billions of dollars, FDA will likely try to find a way to ban it.
And I, as one of many here, have experienced profound improvements in several areas of health.
However, it's also quite possible that because big drug companies are working on patentable applications for fullerenes, as I am told they are doing at a major university by my former patent attorney, fullerene use and popularity will increase - and maybe access to it as a raw material can't be stopped.
Right now US C60oo vendors are selling it "not for human consumption - for research purposes only," to avoid FDA restricting it as an "unapproved new drug."
And unless there is documented harm caused by it they won't be able too jump on it.
However, harm could happen if someone was taking one of the toxic forms.
If that happened and was publicized it is possible that FDA would use such an event to restrict ALL access to all fullerenes, just as speciously as they did with DMSO.