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S1 Ep 12: Immortality
Immortality is in the realm of supernatural but this week we determine how much of it is potential science. This week we discuss how ageing can be reversed and what our body does to help keep us from ageing for as long as possible. We also discuss a disease that gives your cells immortality but it isn't necessarily a good thing... It's a pretty common disease too.
Transcript and full show notes on the website: pleaseholdfor.squarespace.com
Show Notes
Chang, H. M., Shirron, P. and Baudouy, B. (2020) Cryogenics. Available at: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/cryogenics(Accessed: 24 July 2020).
Crew, B. (2018) World’s First Head Transplant Volunteer Could Experience Something ‘Worse Than Death’, ScienceAlert. Available at: https://www.sciencealert.com/world-s-first-head-transplant-volunteer-could-experience-something-worse-than-death(Accessed: 24 July 2020).
Heinrich (no date) Tracking cancer’s immortality factor, EurekAlert! Available at: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/uom-tci060220.php(Accessed: 24 July 2020).
Hewings-Martin, Y. (2017) How many cells are in the human body? Available at: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318342(Accessed: 24 July 2020).
Kamal, S. et al. (2020) ‘The secrets of telomerase: Retrospective analysis and future prospects’, Life Sciences, 257, p. 118115. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118115.
Lytal, C. (2015) USC scientist ponders the possibility of immortality, USC News. Available at: https://news.usc.eduhttps://news.usc.edu/83760/usc-scientist-ponders-the-possibility-of-immortality/(Accessed: 24 July 2020).
Parry, B. (2004) ‘Technologies of immortality: the brain on ice’, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. (The Brain in a Vat), 35(2), pp. 391–413. doi: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2004.03.012.
Petralia, R. S., Mattson, M. P. and Yao, P. J. (2014) ‘Aging and longevity in the simplest animals and the quest for immortality’, Ageing Research Reviews, 16, pp. 66–82. doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2014.05.003.
Ridout, K. K. et al. (2017) ‘Chapter 18 - Telomeres and Early Life Stress’, in Fink, G. (ed.) Stress: Neuroendocrinology and Neurobiology. San Diego: Academic Press, pp. 185–193. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802175-0.00018-8.
Rubin, L. G. (1997) ‘Cryogenic thermometry: a review of progress since 1982’, Cryogenics, 37(7), pp. 341–356. doi: 10.1016/S0011-2275(97)00009-X.
Vollset, S. E. et al. (2020) ‘Fertility, mortality, migration, and population scenarios for 195 countries and territories from 2017 to 2100: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study’, The Lancet, p. S0140673620306772. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30677-2.
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By SparkingConnectionsImmortality is in the realm of supernatural but this week we determine how much of it is potential science. This week we discuss how ageing can be reversed and what our body does to help keep us from ageing for as long as possible. We also discuss a disease that gives your cells immortality but it isn't necessarily a good thing... It's a pretty common disease too.
Transcript and full show notes on the website: pleaseholdfor.squarespace.com
Show Notes
Chang, H. M., Shirron, P. and Baudouy, B. (2020) Cryogenics. Available at: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/cryogenics(Accessed: 24 July 2020).
Crew, B. (2018) World’s First Head Transplant Volunteer Could Experience Something ‘Worse Than Death’, ScienceAlert. Available at: https://www.sciencealert.com/world-s-first-head-transplant-volunteer-could-experience-something-worse-than-death(Accessed: 24 July 2020).
Heinrich (no date) Tracking cancer’s immortality factor, EurekAlert! Available at: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/uom-tci060220.php(Accessed: 24 July 2020).
Hewings-Martin, Y. (2017) How many cells are in the human body? Available at: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318342(Accessed: 24 July 2020).
Kamal, S. et al. (2020) ‘The secrets of telomerase: Retrospective analysis and future prospects’, Life Sciences, 257, p. 118115. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118115.
Lytal, C. (2015) USC scientist ponders the possibility of immortality, USC News. Available at: https://news.usc.eduhttps://news.usc.edu/83760/usc-scientist-ponders-the-possibility-of-immortality/(Accessed: 24 July 2020).
Parry, B. (2004) ‘Technologies of immortality: the brain on ice’, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. (The Brain in a Vat), 35(2), pp. 391–413. doi: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2004.03.012.
Petralia, R. S., Mattson, M. P. and Yao, P. J. (2014) ‘Aging and longevity in the simplest animals and the quest for immortality’, Ageing Research Reviews, 16, pp. 66–82. doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2014.05.003.
Ridout, K. K. et al. (2017) ‘Chapter 18 - Telomeres and Early Life Stress’, in Fink, G. (ed.) Stress: Neuroendocrinology and Neurobiology. San Diego: Academic Press, pp. 185–193. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802175-0.00018-8.
Rubin, L. G. (1997) ‘Cryogenic thermometry: a review of progress since 1982’, Cryogenics, 37(7), pp. 341–356. doi: 10.1016/S0011-2275(97)00009-X.
Vollset, S. E. et al. (2020) ‘Fertility, mortality, migration, and population scenarios for 195 countries and territories from 2017 to 2100: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study’, The Lancet, p. S0140673620306772. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30677-2.