Is Aging a Disease? Epigenetics with David Sinclair

Update: 2024-03-22

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Is aging a disease that can be cured? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly discover the field of epigenetics, the Information Theory of Aging, and curing blindness for mice with Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, David Sinclair.

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Is Aging a Disease? Epigenetics with David Sinclair

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Is Aging a Disease? Epigenetics with David Sinclair