Dr. David Sinclair
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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Adversity mimics.
They're not really threatening your life.
What happens at the cellular level is that those cells, they get freaked out.
They're worried that these times of adversity could kill us, so they fight back.
They turn on repair systems.
They turn on recycling systems.
They turn on DNA repair systems that help slow down aging.
So in this modern world, when we have total abundance, we don't have to exercise.
We eat three meals a day.
We get overweight.
We don't sleep much.
We have air conditioning in summer.
We're actually aging faster than we need to because our bodies are not fighting aging like they do when they feel adversity.
Your team discovered, I can't say the word, Sirtunus?
Oh, well, I was one of many scientists in the 1990s.
I was part of a team called Sirtuins.
In yeast, actually.
That's right.
That's a good story.
I went to the US to figure out why we get old.