I posted two videos in March:
Using electroluminescent film as a lightbox for tracing: https://youtu.be/ygrJ_BAm_Kg
Aging biology at 4 levels: https://youtu.be/9_JTit5J9zo
The second one was a doozy, here’s the edited-for-text version.
I posted two videos in March:
Using electroluminescent film as a lightbox for tracing: https://youtu.be/ygrJ_BAm_Kg
Aging biology at 4 levels: https://youtu.be/9_JTit5J9zo
The second one was a doozy, here’s the edited-for-text version.
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This post also appears on my youtube channel for long-form essays. Here’s the link.
Today, we’re diving into the world of longevity research – examining the supplements Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) and Nicotinamide Mononucleotide (NMN). There’s buzz about them on the internet and in the scientific literature. I see ads, I see sponsored studies. The big question is: are these pills worth the money – will they buy a human a few extra youthful years – or is it just an unregulated supplement cash grab? It all comes down to making hard choices with incomplete information. Like our mouse friend in the comic.
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In the study of longevity, researchers turned to a macabre and shocking experiment called parabiosis where two animals are sewn together. It turns out that if you connect an old mouse to a young mouse, the old mouse grows young again. Nobody likes animal research (and content warning, obviously, this will be gross but not explicit). But, for now, understanding biology means we need to study live animals. And this study revealed something important, even if it sounds like some weird vampire stuff. This essay is also available in YouTube form.
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