This event is part of the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition 2024.

Recent discoveries in biology have taught us a lot about aging and why we die. But can this knowledge eventually help us turn back the clock? And, in the meantime, can we improve our chances of living long, healthy and fulfilling lives?

In this talk, Nobel Prizewinning scientist and former president of the Royal Society, Venki Ramakrishnan, explores the latest science of aging and reveals how cuttingedge efforts to improve our lives as we age, and possibly extend lifespan by changing our natural biology, raise important questions.

Ramakrishnan will talk about some key messages from his recent book on aging in a way that is easy to understand.

Venki Ramakrishnan is a scientist at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, and the author of a fascinating new book, “Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality”.

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