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Dwarkesh Podcast — Evolution designed us to die fast; we can change that — Jacob Kimmel
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Evolution designed us to die fast; we can change that — Jacob Kimmel

Dwarkesh Podcast

Jacob Kimmel thinks he can find the transcription factors to reverse aging. We do a deep dive on why this might be plausible and why evolution hasn’t optimized for longevity. We also talk about why drug discovery has been getting exponentially harder, and what a new platform for biological understanding to speed up…

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