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We doubled human lifespans in the last 200 years. Can we do it again? | Andrew Steele
“Over the last 10 or 15 years, scientists have really started to understand the fundamental underlying biology of the aging process. And they broke this down into 12 hallmarks of aging.”
We track age by the number of birthdays we’ve had, but scientists are arguing that our cells tell a different, more truthful story. Our biological age reveals how our bodies are actually aging, from our muscle strength to the condition of our DNA.
The gap between these two numbers may hold the key to treating aging – which could help save 100,000 lives per day and win us $38 trillion dollars.
00:00 Rethinking longevity
01:27 Understanding aging
02:58 Biological age and epigenetics
04:29 New frontiers in longevity science
08:04 Future possibilities and ethical questions
10:24 The moral debate around living longer
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About Andrew Steele:
Dr. Andrew Steele is a scientist, writer and campaigner based in Berlin, author of Ageless: The new science of getting older without getting old, and Director and Co-Founder of The Longevity Initiative.
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“Over the last 10 or 15 years, scientists have really started to understand the fundamental underlying biology of the aging process. And they broke this down into 12 hallmarks of aging.”
We track age by the number of birthdays we’ve had, but scientists are arguing that our cells tell a different, more truthful story. Our biological age reveals how our bodies are actually aging, from our muscle strength to the condition of our DNA.
The gap between these two numbers may hold the key to treating aging – which could help save 100,000 lives per day and win us $38 trillion dollars.
00:00 Rethinking longevity
01:27 Understanding aging
02:58 Biological age and epigenetics
04:29 New frontiers in longevity science
08:04 Future possibilities and ethical questions
10:24 The moral debate around living longer
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
About Andrew Steele:
Dr. Andrew Steele is a scientist, writer and campaigner based in Berlin, author of Ageless: The new science of getting older without getting old, and Director and Co-Founder of The Longevity Initiative.
-------------------------------------------------------06:30-17
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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