291 | Venki Ramakrishnan on the Biology of Death and Aging

3460.453 - 3487.986 Venki Ramakrishnan

And so in the process, they repair the damage and the senescent cell is destroyed. But as we get older, the ability to destroy the senescent cells has also declined. And of course, more and more senescent cells are formed because other processes stop working and more cells go into senescence. So you get this buildup of senescent cells and inflammation. So that's another problem.