Venki Ramakrishnan on Rapamycin (Why We Die book)

[RapAdmin]

While I’m much more positive on the ongoing longevity science and biotech efforts than Venki Ramakrishnan, I am very much enjoying his new book and I think he’s a good writer. My primary interest in the book was to see how he covered rapamycin, but while there isn’t much “new” that I’m learning, he’s definitely covering some areas in much greater depth than other books on longevity. If you like the sample of writing below, I would recommend the book. It’s definitely one of the best books out there on the longevity science field if you can get past the slightly pessimistic views he sometimes expresses.

I thought others here would like a short except from his book where he discusses rapamycin, and provides some really interesting backstory that I’ve not read anywhere else about the discovery of TOR and its function. Start at the “In 1964 a group of Canadian Scientists…” paragraph.

Another fun excerpt from his discussion of work on sirtuins (Sirt2) by Sinclair and his team:

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Interesting interview featuring …" In his new book, Why We Die , Nobel Prize–winning biologist Venki Ramakrishnan breaks down the biology of aging to examine what potential humankind really has for life extension."

https://www.amazon.ca/Why-We-Die-Science-Immortality/dp/0063113279

[Steve_Combi]

Blame it on the Canadians!!

[AuraAeternum]

@RapAdmin

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Also reading this book at the moment!

[RapAdmin]

Please post your thoughts on the book when you have time and have completed a significant portion of the book.

[AuraAeternum]

So far he is just summarizing what is already well known in the field…

[DeStrider]

Here is his latest interview at the Royal Institution, the UKs premier science institute.

It’s an aging primer from an organic chemistry perspective.

In search of immortality - with Venki Ramakrishnan