Evolution designed us to die fast; we can change that — Jacob Kimmel
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EnglishToday I have the pleasure of interviewing Jacob Kimmel, who is the president and co-founder of NewLimit, where they're trying to epigenetically reprogram cells to their younger states.
Jacob, thanks so much for coming on the podcast. Thanks so much for having me. Looking forward to the conversation. All right, first question. What's the first principles argument for why evolution just discards us so easily?
I know evolution cares about our kids. But if we have longer, healthier lifespans,
we can have more kids, right? We can care for them longer, we can care for our grandkids. Is there some pleiotropic effect that an
anti-aging medicine would have which actually selects against you staying young for longer?
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