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The Frontiers of Biological Immortality and Negligible Senescence
Season 2
Episode 118
Published 3 months, 1 week ago
Description
Aging may not be a fixed biological law. This episode explores negligible senescence—species that show little or no age-related decline.
From the cellular reset mechanisms of the Immortal jellyfish and the stem-cell renewal of Hydra to the longevity strategies of the Naked mole-rat and Ocean quahog, we examine how DNA repair and protein maintenance can slow—or bypass—biological decay.
These organisms suggest that aging is a modifiable process, not an inevitability.
This episode includes AI-generated content.
From the cellular reset mechanisms of the Immortal jellyfish and the stem-cell renewal of Hydra to the longevity strategies of the Naked mole-rat and Ocean quahog, we examine how DNA repair and protein maintenance can slow—or bypass—biological decay.
These organisms suggest that aging is a modifiable process, not an inevitability.
This episode includes AI-generated content.