Is longevity more than a billionaire’s pipe-dream?
Our podcast on the science and technology making the news. Silicon Valley billionaires have spent years looking for ways to live longer. In funding real scientific work to understand how bodies age, those wild ambitions could end up benefiting everyone
BILLIONS OF dollars are being pumped into technologies that hope to reduce the effects of ageing. Host Alok Jha explores the latest research in the field—from regenerating organs to rejuvenating cells—and whether these efforts could help to conquer debilitating human diseases. Is anti-ageing more than just a pipe-dream for Silicon Valley startups? Runtime: 39 min
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