In his e book Why We Die, creator Venki Ramakrishnan seems to be at fashionable organic analysis to know why our our bodies age — and finally die. “It is a peculiar state of affairs as a result of we’re a group of cells and after we’re alive, hundreds of thousands of our cells are dying. … Once we die, most of our cells are nonetheless alive,” says Ramakrishnan. “And so what does it imply to say you die?”
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In his e book Why We Die, creator Venki Ramakrishnan seems to be at fashionable organic analysis to know why our our bodies age — and finally die. “It is a peculiar state of affairs as a result of we’re a group of cells and after we’re alive, hundreds of thousands of our cells are dying. … Once we die, most of our cells are nonetheless alive,” says Ramakrishnan. “And so what does it imply to say you die?”
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People have seen a big improve in life expectancy over the previous 200 years — however not in general lifespan. No person on file has lived previous 122 years. So, for this early Halloween episode, host Regina G. Barber asks: Why will we age and why will we die? Microbiologist Venki Ramakrishnan explains a number of the mechanisms within our our bodies that contribute to our decay — and tells us if it is potential to intervene within the course of.
Try Venki Ramakrishnan’s e book Why We Die.
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This episode was produced by Jessica Yung and edited by Rebecca Ramirez. The info had been checked by Tyler Jones. The audio engineer was Kwesi Lee.