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291 | Venki Ramakrishnan on the Biology of Death and Aging

2656.662 - 2684.426 Venki Ramakrishnan

And what is interesting is that germlines aren't actually immortal, but we've evolved so that germlines are much better protected. For example, DNA damage or other kinds of damage are cause of aging. And germlines are protected much better against DNA damage and other kinds of damage. The other thing that happens is that germlines are selected almost ruthlessly.

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