Why do we grow feeble with age? (from Livestream #188)

Senescence, telomeres, and tumors

Clip taken from DarkHorse Podcast Livestream #188 (originally streamed live on RUMBLE Aug 23, 2023):
https://www.youtube.com/live/u8xGIbsQPdY?si=ZaXhUiAAptSPNcTe
https://rumble.com/v3aob79-bret-and-heather-188th-darkhorse-podcast-livestream.html
https://open.spotify.com/episode/68rfwsfqIWbNSJndTjxy0K

Q&A:
https://rumble.com/v3ay69n-your-questions-answered-bret-and-heather-188th-darkhorse-podcast-livestream.html
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xeLaXyHcfWKgxo2FCFb7k

References:
DeBoy et al 2023. Familial Clonal Hematopoiesis in a Long Telomere Syndrome. New England Journal of Medicine. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2300503

DarkHorse Livestream #172 (“20 Years Later”): https://www.youtube.com/live/CcgzrMrnBUE

Weinstein & Ciszek 2002. The reserve-capacity hypothesis: evolutionary origins and modern implications of the trade-off between tumor-suppression and tissue-repair. Experimental gerontology, 37(5): 615-627.http://176.9.41.242/doc/longevity/2002-weinstein.pdf

What is this a clip from?
In this 188th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), discuss the state of the world though an evolutionary lens. Find more from us on Bret’s website (https://bretweinstein.net) or Heather’s website (http://heatherheying.com).

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