Why we die: The new science of ageing and longevity | Venki Ramakrishnan with Sashi Kumar

Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan in his talk on ‘Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing Death’, along with Sashi Kumar, explored the complexities of human ageing and potential interventions aimed at extending life.
He attributed the historical doubling of human lifespan due to interventions in early age like sanitation, antibiotics, and nutrition but notes that biological limits persist around 120-125 years. He highlighted emerging research areas, including reprogramming cells with Yamanaka factors, caloric restriction mimetics, and DNA repair.
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