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Why Do We Age, And What Does It Mean?

Tim Bouwer
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What does it mean to age? When are we over the hill? And what are the side effects of a longer lifespan?

On our most recent episode of Sound Effect on KPLU, we explored the idea of aging with Dr. Dan Gottschling. 

He heads the Gottschling Lab at Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and he works on trying to understand the aging process.

Gabriel Spitzer is a fill-in reporter, producer and host who previously covered science and health and worked on the KNKX show Sound Effect.