The Method Section: Why do we Age?

00:00 – Introduction

03:05 – The 9 hallmarks of aging

13:08 – Theories of aging

17:50 – Peto’s paradox

19:48 – Ending and outro

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Links from the show:

• The hallmarks of ageing (Lopez-Otin et al., 2013)
• Extending healthy life span–from yeast to humans (Fontana et al., 2010)
• Insulin, Aging, and the Brain: Mechanisms and Implications (Akintola & Heemst, 2015)
• Why do we age (Kirkwood & Austad, 2000)
• The Method Section: Anti-Cancer Genes

This week on The Method Section, join Tom as he explores why we age! Is aging an inherent process that we must go through? If so What mechanisms are in place that cause it to happen and why did those mechanisms evolve in the first place? Is it population control or is it just the selection of preferred early life characteristics that have bad late life consequences? What can we learn from looking at other animals about aging and will we be able to stop it in the next 50 years? Music by: Joakim Karud – https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud.

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