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291 | Venki Ramakrishnan on the Biology of Death and Aging

2895.507 - 2920.621 Venki Ramakrishnan

It turns out that large mammals live, on average, much longer than small mammals. Now, why would that be? Well, it's because evolution simply doesn't care how long you live. It cares about fitness, which is how likely are you to pass on your genes? How successful are you going to be at passing on your genes? And so I think...

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