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Biomedical researcher Professor John Tregoning tells the unlikely story of how, against all odds, we manage to stay alive. Taking an organ-by-organ tour of the human body, Tregoning embarks on his own experimental quest, testing "life-extending" diets and exercise regimes to separate fact from fad. Exploring the multitude of ways our bodies can kill us, from inherited genetic conditions, through heart attacks, arrythmias and angina, onto the delicate workings of the brain, Live Forever? offers compelling insight into how our bodies work, how we can best look after them.

Hello and welcome. In today's episode, we're delving into a topic that captivates us all: immortality. Yes, immortality. Perhaps one of humanity's oldest desires. Whether in religious beliefs, myths, stories, or, of course, science, we're always somewhere chasing immortality.Death may seem like an inevitable reality for humanity, but nature presents a different perspective. Nature is known for its continuity and cyclical nature. And in nature, death often heralds rebirth, new life.Starting from bacteria, some organisms possess traits that bring them remarkably close to immortality. For ...