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Biogerontologist David Gems on the senescence, medical approach to aging and how can you research the fundamental biology of aging.

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'What’s sometimes stated that scientists working on the biology of aging should be doing, which is that they should be looking to treat aging-related diseases but not aging itself, really makes no sense whatsoever. All of it is bad, so intervening in any part of it is something that what we should be doing, ethically it's the right thing to do, to treat the whole aging process.'

David Gems, Professor of Biogerontology, University College London

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