‘Gift to humanity’ – Oprah’s words to describe David Murdock’s N.C. Research Campus

Even though she got the name wrong, Oprah Winfrey seemed impressed with the when video from the biotech hub aired on her TV show Tuesday.

Calling it the "North Carolina Research Center," Winfrey said the project is founder David Murdock’s "gift to humanity."

The show was about extreme life extension, or extending human life far beyond 100 years, and featured taped segments on Murdock and the Research Campus. The 85-year-old billionaire owner of Dole Food Co. claims he will live to be 125. He’s developing the $1.5 billion complex in downtown Kannapolis to help people live longer, healthier lives.

"He’s dedicated his life to doing exactly what we’ve talked about today," Winfrey said.

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