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Dr. David Agus on The Hopeful Science of a Longer, Healthier Life (#280)
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Dr. David Agus, Professor of Medicine and Engineering at the University of Southern California and Founding CEO of the Ellison Medical Institute, treats presidents, CEOs and cultural icons and has spent decades studying one question: What determines how long and well we live? His answer is hopeful: Only 4% is genetic. The other 96% is under your control. In this episode, he reveals why elephants rarely get cancer, why giraffes never get heart disease, and what inflammation does to nearly ev...