PickVidsCynthia Kenyon: Experiments that hint of longer lives
Why it was recommended
See: [VIDEO] and [LINK] To name some of the top roadblocks: - Cellular garbage collection - Inner-workings of Mitochondria and cell death/apoptosis at the wrong time. - DNA repair genes - Telomerase production/use Analyzing genomic pathways associated to these is key. Understanding why the expression of genes varies or decreases/increases at the wrong time is also key. Being able to use Cogntive computing/biomicry/AI/Machine Learning etc to analyze the hidden connections and relationships between phytochemicals, genes, proteins, pathways and environment is the next frontier. We're working on it and could certainly use additional crowdsourcing approaches.
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What it covers
TED talk by biochemist Cynthia Kenyon on how a simple genetic mutation can double the lifespan of the worm C. elegans, and what that suggests about extending healthy human. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.
Video details
- Channel
- TED
- Length
- 16 min 24 sec
- Year
- 2011