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Evolution designed us to die fast; we can change that — Jacob Kimmel

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Is the answer already in our genome?

Playback speed × Share post Share post at current time Share from 0:00 0:00 / 43 5 Evolution designed us to die fast; we can change that — Jacob Kimmel Is the answer already in our genome? Dwarkesh Patel Aug 21, 2025 43 5 Share Jacob Kimmel , the Co-founder & President of NewLimit , thinks he can find the transcription factors to reverse aging. We do a deep dive on why this might be plausible and why evolution hasn’t already optimized for longevity. We also talk about why drug discovery has been getting exponentially harder, and what a new platform for biological understanding to speed up prog

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