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August 9, 2020 56 mins

Can aging be cured? Eternal youth has long been a dream. Now, through modern science, humanity is on the verge of curing aging and achieving immortality.

We’ve extended lifespans of organisms ten-fold, used drugs to shave years off people’s age, reprogrammed cells to become youthful, and we are developing tools that could one day enable digital immortality.

Is it possible to live forever, should we even try? This episode explores those questions.

Original article: https://alwaysasking.com/can-aging-be-cured/
Youtube episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b4VFQTgMDM

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