This is a good sign not because money-throwing is sufficient, but because it's necessary.

Google have processing power backed by trained engineers, which might be important too. Google can do things like "Folding@home" on their own.

Anti-aging researchers talk a lot about how they could do so much more with proper funding. I mean, they would say that, but that doesn't mean it isn't true - after all, the odds that the optimal amount of funding was that small is ... small.

Also, Google bring credibility and, perhaps, greater competence/strategy at approaching moonshots.