291 | Venki Ramakrishnan on the Biology of Death and Aging

4632.167 - 4664.475 Venki Ramakrishnan

So the other thing is exercise. The other thing is exercise. And exercise, it turns out... helps to repair and renew the body. In fact, It's involved in regeneration of mitochondria, regeneration of muscle. So it has a huge number of benefits. And the last leg of this trio is sleep. So we think of sleep as something that maybe mammals do or animals with a brain or eyes do.