Longevity Acceleration Podcast #002: Reason (Co-founder @ Repair Biotechnologies) - How to Fight Aging
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Mar 31, 2024 The podcast features Reason, the Co-founder of Repair Biotechnologies, discussing innovative approaches to combat aging, including targeting cholesterol buildup, challenges in gene therapy, financial hurdles in therapeutic advancements, body replacement possibilities, and genetic engineering. The conversation also delves into the impact of DNA damage, the potential of AI in anti-aging efforts, and envisions a future of immortality and cosmic exploration.
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Origins and Impact of Fight Aging Blog
- Reason started the Fight Aging blog around 2003 to create a focused platform on aging research beyond supplements.
- The blog has been invaluable for industry connections and raising awareness, continuing despite many new forums emerging.
Complexity of Aging Explained
- Aging is a complex system of many simple processes interacting within a complex organism, making it difficult to predict outcomes.
- Understanding causes of aging and how they connect to failures is still an unsolved challenge and may remain so until effective rejuvenation therapies appear.
Focus on Known Aging Causes
- Known root causes of aging haven't changed much in decades, implying a focus on fixing these is the practical path forward.
- Progress will come from repairing these causes instead of waiting for a full understanding, which is unlikely in a lifetime.