Evolution Designed Us To Die Fast; We Can Change That

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Evolution designed us to die fast; we can change that — Jacob Kimmel

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Jacob Kimmel thinks he can find the transcription factors to reverse aging. We do a deep dive on why this might be plausible and why evolution hasn’t already optimized for longevity. We also talk about why drug discovery has been getting exponentially harder, and what a new platform for biological understanding to speed up progress would look like. As a bonus, we get into the nitty gritty of gene delivery and Jacob’s controversial takes on CAR-T cells. For full disclosure, I am an angel investor in NewLimit. This did not impact my decision to interview Jacob, nor the questions I asked him.

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(00:00:00) – Three reasons evolution didn’t optimize for longevity

(00:12:07) – Why didn't humans evolve their own antibiotics?

(00:25:26) – De-aging cells via epigenetic reprogramming

(00:44:43) – Viral vectors and other delivery mechanisms

(01:06:22) – Synthetic transcription factors

(01:09:31) – Can virtual cells break Eroom’s Law?

(01:31:32) – Economic models for pharma

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