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On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

Remarkable science: Why aging might be reversible

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

On Point, News, Daily, Talk Show, Npr

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Aging might be reversible. Harvard researcher and biotech founder Dr. David Sinclair theorizes in his New York Times best-selling book, “Lifespan,” that aging doesn’t have to be inevitable.

Transcript

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This time, understanding lifespan and why aging might be reversible.

1:04.0

Harvard researcher and biotech founder Dr. David Sinclair suggests in his New York Times best-selling book, Life Span, why we age and why we don't have to,

1:12.8

that aging does not have to be inevitable.

1:16.2

Well, I talked to David Sinclair and I started by asking the city-space audience a provocative question about Sinclair himself.

1:24.4

So, Dr. Sinclair, I thought I might start with something that one probably shouldn't do in polite company.

1:35.4

Okay, what is that?

1:39.4

I'm going to poll the audience.

1:42.4

How old do you think David Sinclair is?

1:47.4

29.

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