Venki Ramakrishnan (University of Cambridge) - Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality

In this lecture Venki Ramakrishnan will discuss with Marcus du Sautoy the fundamental facts and promising approaches to combat ageing, as well as the social and ethical consequences of extending life.

Venki Ramakrishnan works in the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge. He shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Today, 6 November, 5 pm, Oxford Playhouse. Book here

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