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Quest for Immortality: How can humans live forever ?

by TheTuringApp.Com

What if aging wasn’t inevitable? What if the dream of living forever wasn’t just the stuff of myths and science fiction? The Quest for Immortality: The Science of Aging and Longevity takes listeners on an extraordinary journey through the past, present, and future of humanity’s relentless pursuit of life without limits.This show unravels the mysteries of aging, starting with ancient myths like the Philosopher’s Stone and the Fountain of Youth, and progressing to the cutting-edge science reshaping our understanding of life itself. Explore the biological secrets that drive aging, from telomere shortening and cellular damage to the astonishing mechanisms of nature’s ageless wonders, like the jellyfish that can cheat death and the long-lived Greenland shark.Delve into the laboratories at the forefront of longevity research, where scientists are rewriting the rules of biology. Discover the power of CRISPR to repair aging genes, the potential of senolytics to elimina