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[FEED UPDATE PERMANENTLY DISABLED] StarTalkDo We Have To Die? With Venki RamakrishnanWhy do we die? Do we have to? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore the paradox of death, the science of aging, and the search for immortality with Nobel Prize-winning structural biologist Venki Ramakrishnan, author of the new book Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality.
What do we mean by death? We discuss the paradox within death: that an organism's cells can be alive, but the organism itself could be dead. Is death a lack of brainwaves, a stopped heart, or the irreversible loss of biological coherence? You’ll lear...2025-07-191h 03
StarTalk RadioDo We Have to Die? with Venki RamakrishnanWhy do we die? Do we have to? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore the paradox of death, the science of aging, and the search for immortality with Nobel Prize-winning structural biologist Venki Ramakrishnan.NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free.Thanks to our Patrons Erick Schnell, Joey T, Nick Fortin, Karen Harbert, Jacob Kirkpatrick, Gunther Hammel, Frankie Blooding, Cynthia Maloy, Davlat Sirojitdinov, Abram Pousada, Adam Wyler, Greg Anderson, Soleful, Vlad lucha, Arvind Sridhar, thomas maigler, Morgan Wireman, Robey Neeley, Isaiah Fox, Volodymyr, BB, Eric Hilgendorf, Gabe B., Jo...2025-07-111h 03
FranklinCovey On LeadershipVenki Ramakrishnan: Aging, Longevity, and the Science That Could Change EverythingDr. Venki Ramakrishnan, Nobel Prize–winning chemist and author of Why We Die, shares a fascinating look into the biology of aging and the scientific breakthroughs that could extend not just our lifespan, but our healthspan. He explains how the body breaks down over time, what evolution teaches us about longevity, and why community, purpose, and sleep may matter more than we think. Venki also weighs in on vaccines, genetic engineering, and the emerging frontier of age-reversing technologies—offering both clarity and hope in the quest to live better, longer.
2025-06-0634 min
KERA's ThinkHow the science of dying can help us live longer Scientists are using the secrets of biology to unlock living well past current human life spans. Venki Ramakrishnan shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for uncovering the structure of the ribosome. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, Venki runs a research group at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the quest to live forever, if that’s even ethical, and what it looks like to alter our physiology. His book is “Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality.”
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Cutting Edge Health: Preventing Cognitive DeclineVenki Ramakrishnan - Discover What a Nobel Laureate Says About Anti-Aging ResearchTranscript with time code: https://cuttingedgehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Transcript-47-Dr-Venki-Ramakrishnan.pdf
In this episode, Jane interviews Nobel Prize winner Venki Ramakrishnan, a molecular biologist who offers a balanced perspective on the anti-aging field.
Ramakrishnan discusses various promising areas of anti-aging research, including caloric restriction drugs like rapamycin, senolytics to target senescent cells, and stem cell therapies. He emphasizes the importance of clinical trials and cautions against rushing into unproven treatments. The conversation covers lifestyle factors that can promote healthy aging, such as regular exercise, proper nutrition, and maintaining social connections.
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Dr Karan ExploresCan We Cheat Death? Nobel Prize Winner Breaks Down the Science of Living Forever💬 “Evolution doesn't select for longevity. It doesn't care how long you live.” ~Venki Ramakrishnan⚡️ Venki Ramakrishnan is a Nobel Prize-winning biologist, former president of the Royal Society and author of Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and Longevity.⚡ In this episode Venki and I uncover the science of why we die, whether there’s a biological reason why we can’t live forever, and what will happen if we do eventually crack the longevity code.🎧 Stay tuned to find out:➡ Whether the $30 billion longevity industry has brought us any closer to immortality2025-02-1457 min
The Podcast BrowserWhy We Die by Venki Ramakrishnan - Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize Conversations Podcast: The world, the universe and us (LS 51 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Why We Die by Venki Ramakrishnan - Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize ConversationsPub date: 2024-10-01Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWhy We Die is a book about ageing and death, written by Nobel Prize-winning biologist and former president of the Royal Society, Venki Ramakrishnan.Venki is on the shortlist for the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize. In the lead up to the winner’s announcement, New S...2025-01-2920 min
Alter, was geht?Nur Audio - Warum wir altern, sterben und auch tiefgekühlt nicht auferstehen mit Nobelpreisträger Venki Ramakrishnan"Die Suche nach Möglichkeiten, das Leben zu verlängern, ist der zweitälteste Beruf der Welt - vielleicht sogar der älteste", sagte der Biologe Leonard Hayflick.
Es hat über die Zeit zwar schon enorme Fortschritte gegeben, aber bisher müssen wir weiterhin irgendwann sterben. Warum eigentlich? Was passiert im Körper, wenn wir altern? Und muss das so bleiben, oder werden wir bald in der digitalen Wolke, dem Äther oder dem Tiefkühler weiterleben können?
Darüber spreche ich mit dem Nobelpreisträger Venki Ramakrishnan, der für sein neues Buch "Warum wir sterben" die...2024-11-0827 minAlter, was geht?Warum wir altern, sterben und auch tiefgekühlt nicht auferstehen mit Nobelpreisträger Venki Ramakrishnan"Die Suche nach Möglichkeiten, das Leben zu verlängern, ist der zweitälteste Beruf der Welt - vielleicht sogar der älteste", sagte der Biologe Leonard Hayflick.
Es hat über die Zeit zwar schon enorme Fortschritte gegeben, aber bisher müssen wir weiterhin irgendwann sterben. Warum eigentlich? Was passiert im Körper, wenn wir altern? Und muss das so bleiben, oder werden wir bald in der digitalen Wolke, dem Äther oder dem Tiefkühler weiterleben können?
Darüber spreche ich mit dem Nobelpreisträger Venki Ramakrishnan, der für sein neues Buch "Warum wir sterben" die...2024-11-0827 minAlter, was geht?Audio-only: Why we age, die and don't rise from the deep freeze - with Venki Ramakrishnan, Nobel Prize winner of 2009“The invention of ways to increase human longevity is the world's second-oldest profession, or maybe even the first,” the biologist Leonard Hayflick once said. However, despite a lot of improvements over time, we still have to die.
Is that actually necessary or is eternal life in reach? What are the reasons for ageing and dying and how can we prolong life? Are we going to freeze and resurrect or to be uploaded to a cloud as the Silicon Valley tech prophets believe? If not, how should society deal with death? And last but not least: if cells are l...2024-11-0828 minAlter, was geht?Why we age, die and don't rise from the deep freeze - with Venki Ramakrishnan, Nobel Prize winner of 2009“The invention of ways to increase human longevity is the world's second-oldest profession, or maybe even the first,” the biologist Leonard Hayflick once said. However, despite a lot of improvements over time, we still have to die.
Is that actually necessary or is eternal life in reach? What are the reasons for ageing and dying and how can we prolong life? Are we going to freeze and resurrect or to be uploaded to a cloud as the Silicon Valley tech prophets believe? If not, how should society deal with death? And last but not least: if cells are l...2024-11-0828 min
The Proof with Simon HillWhy we age and how to slow it | Venki RamakrishnanEpisode #334. Can we turn back the clock on our biology? Join me as I sit down with Nobel Prize-winning structural biologist Dr Venki Ramakrishnan to discuss why we age, how we age, and the scientific advancements helping us live longer and healthier lives.In this episode, you'll learn about the core reasons behind aging, the role of ribosomes and DNA damage in this process, and the science behind popular longevity interventions. Dr Ramakrishnan shares his insights on misleading anti-aging claims, how much control we truly have over aging, and the truth about "biological age". We also explore...2024-10-071h 48The Proof with Simon HillWhy we age and how to slow it | Venki RamakrishnanEpisode #334. Can we turn back the clock on our biology? Join me as I sit down with Nobel Prize-winning structural biologist Dr Venki Ramakrishnan to discuss why we age, how we age, and the scientific advancements helping us live longer and healthier lives.In this episode, you'll learn about the core reasons behind aging, the role of ribosomes and DNA damage in this process, and the science behind popular longevity interventions. Dr Ramakrishnan shares his insights on misleading anti-aging claims, how much control we truly have over aging, and the truth about "biological age". We also explore...2024-10-071h 48
80k After HoursHighlights: #202 – Venki Ramakrishnan on the cutting edge of anti-ageing scienceThis is a selection of highlights from episode #202 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode:Venki Ramakrishnan on the cutting edge of anti-ageing scienceAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highlights:Luisa’s intro (00:00:00)Is death an inevitable consequence of evolution? (00:00:15)How much additional healthspan will the next 20 to 30 years of ageing research buy us? (00:03:10)The social impa...2024-10-0423 min
The world, the universe and usWhy We Die by Venki Ramakrishnan - Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize ConversationsWhy We Die is a book about ageing and death, written by Nobel Prize-winning biologist and former president of the Royal Society, Venki Ramakrishnan.Venki is on the shortlist for the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize. In the lead up to the winner’s announcement, New Scientist books editor Alison Flood meets all six of the shortlisted authors.In this conversation, Venki explores humankind’s unique ability to understand and contemplate our own mortality, why some animals live such short lives and others for hundreds of years, if ageing is simply an inevitable and evol...2024-10-0219 min
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasVenki Ramakrishnan on the Biology of Death and AgingAging and death happen to the best of us, but there are increasing efforts to do something about it. That effort requires that we have some reasonable understanding of why aging happens, and what processes are involved. You will be unsurprised to learn that it's complicated. Venki Ramakrishnan, who won the Nobel Prize for his work on the ribosome, investigates what we know about aging in his book Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality. We talk about aging and death, and manage to get some thoughts in about ribosomes. Venki and many o...2024-09-301h 20
80,000 Hours Podcast#202 – Venki Ramakrishnan on the cutting edge of anti-ageing science"For every far-out idea that turns out to be true, there were probably hundreds that were simply crackpot ideas. In general, [science] advances building on the knowledge we have, and seeing what the next questions are, and then getting to the next stage and the next stage and so on. And occasionally there’ll be revolutionary ideas which will really completely change your view of science. And it is possible that some revolutionary breakthrough in our understanding will come about and we might crack this problem, but there’s no evidence for that. It doesn’t mean that there isn’t...2024-09-192h 20
Nature PodcastCan ageing be stopped? A biologist explainsFor millennia, humanity has obsessed about halting ageing and, ultimately, preventing death. Yet while advances in medicine and public-health have seen human life-expectancy more than double, our maximum lifespan stubbornly remains around 120 years.On the latest episode of Nature hits the books, Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan joins us to discuss what scientists have learnt about the molecular processes underlying ageing, whether they can be prevented, and why the quest for longevity also needs to consider the health-related issues associated with old age.Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing...2024-08-2230 min
Science WeeklySecrets of ageing: how long could I live?Humans have always been obsessed with getting old, or rather staying young, and now science is beginning to catch up. Longevity has become a hot topic from university laboratories to Silicon Valley startups. In the second of a special Science Weekly three-part mini-series on ageing, Ian Sample talks to Venki Ramakrishnan, winner of the Nobel prize in chemistry and author of the book Why We Die. Venki outlines the most promising scientific advances in the field of longevity and discusses the more unusual ways that the wealthy are trying to extend their lives, from blood transfusions to cryonics. Help support...2024-08-0123 min
Science WeeklySecrets of ageing: how long could I live?Humans have always been obsessed with getting old, or rather staying young, and now science is beginning to catch up. Longevity has become a hot topic from university laboratories to Silicon Valley startups. In the second of a special Science Weekly three-part mini-series on ageing, Ian Sample talks to Venki Ramakrishnan, winner of the Nobel prize in chemistry and author of the book Why We Die. Venki outlines the most promising scientific advances in the field of longevity and discusses the more unusual ways that the wealthy are trying to extend their lives, from blood transfusions to cryonics. Help support...2024-08-0123 min
SparX by Mukesh BansalScience Breakthroughs with Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan | SparX by Mukesh Bansal
What inspired Venki Ramakrishnan to transition from physics to molecular biology? How has Venki Ramakrishnan's groundbreaking research on ribosomes impacted the study? How does he envision the future of molecular biology?
Venkatraman "Venki" Ramakrishnan is a leading molecular biologist whose groundbreaking work on ribosome structure has significantly advanced our understanding of protein synthesis. His discoveries earned him the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, making him one of the few Indians to receive this honour. Beyond his research, Venki has received numerous awards and held prestigious positions in the scientific community.
Tune in for an insightful in-depth conversation by one of...2024-07-291h 11
Quick Picks ReviewsGene Machine by Venki Ramakrishnan - Discover the Mind-Blowing World InsideYou can get your copy here https://zxasqw.com/products/gene-machine-the-race-to-decipher-the-secrets-of-the-ribosome
Join us as we introduce Pilot Steve, a retired search and rescue pilot turned product rescue specialist! 🌟 Dive deep into his incredible journey, showcasing his unparalleled expertise and experience in both aviation and product rescue. Discover fascinating insights into molecular biology, with mind-blowing facts about the microscopic world, compared to the thrill of a jet breaking the sound barrier. Explore "Gene Machine" by Venki Ramakrishnan, a book that takes you on a rollercoaster ride through the cell’s protein factory, making you feel like you’re in the lab! This vi...2024-07-2302 min
Night Science60 | Venki Ramakrishnan and the secrets of doing science over teaVenki Ramakrishnan shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for uncovering the structure of the ribosome. He runs a lab at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England. In this episode, Venki emphasizes the importance of enjoying the scientific process itself, not just aiming for major discoveries. He describes his creativity as a result of mulling over a problem and of talking with people. Venki also highlights the need for scientists to make daily judgment calls about their approach and the future of the project. And he encourages 2024-07-0133 min
Changing Careers with Conrad ChuaThe Science of Ageing - what happens if we all live longerJoin Us for a Deep Dive with Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan! 🧬**
Are you ready to learn about the current science on ageing? 🌟 We're thrilled to announce our upcoming livestream with Prof. Venki Ramakrishnan, Nobel Prize-winning biologist and author of "Why We Die."
🔍 **What You'll Learn:**
- The science behind aging and the pivotal role of proteins in our biology.
- Insights into groundbreaking research in gerontology and its future impact.
- How public health advancements have changed life expectancy and what challenges remain.
- The intersection of Silicon Valley innovation and the quest to extend human lifespan. Can we trust Silicon V...2024-06-2439 min
The StoryThe new science of ageing and the quest to live foreverThe super-rich are trialling innumerable whacky theories to radically extend their lives, from not eating after 11pm to taking hundreds of supplements a day and even blood transfusions from their children. But what does the science tell us? Could some of these ideas actually prove effective? And why are we still so obsessed with the quest that is as old as mankind itself: immortality?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryGuest: Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan, scientist at...2024-06-1828 min
Fatoutkeyสรุปหนังสือ Why We Die: The Science of Aging and The Quest For Immortality ตอนที่ 2 (Live#77)ไลฟ์ #77: สรุปหนังสือ Why We Die: The Science of Aging and The Quest For Immortality
ผู้เขียน Prof. Venki Ramakrishnan ได้รับรางวัลโนเบลในสาขาเคมี ในปี พ.ศ.2552 ร่วมกับ Thomas A Steitz และ Ada E. Yonath สำหรับการศึกษาโครงสร้างและหน้าที่ของไรโบโซม ซึ่งทำหน้าที่ในการอ่านข้อมูลทางพันธุกรรมเพื่อสร้างโปรตีนที่ถูกระบุ ไรโบโซมมีความซับซ้อนเชิงระดับโมเลกุลเพราะมีราวห้าแสนอะตอมที่ประกอบเป็นไรโบโซม
ไลฟ์#76 ซึ่งตอนที่ 1 ของหนังสือเล่มนี้ เราสำรวจว่าวิวัฒนาการช่วยให้เข้าใจว่าทำไมความตายจึงเกิดขึ้น และวิวัฒนาการก็มีเป้าหมายที่จะ optimize fitness มากที่สุด จึงนำมาซึ่งความหลากหลายของอายุขัยในสิ่งมีชีวิตต่างสปีชีส์
นอกจากนั้นเรายังสำรวจด้วยว่าอายุขัยของสิ่งมีชีวิตโดยเฉพาะมนุษย์มันมีข้อจำกัดหรือไม่ แต่ก็ยังไม่ได้คำตอบว่าความแก่ชราเกิดขึ้นและนำไปสู่การตายได้อย่างไร
ในตอนที่ 2 ของไลฟ์#77 เราจะมาสำรวจกันต่อใน
บทที่ 3: Destroying the master control
บทที่ 4: The problem with end
บทที่ 5: Resetting the biological clock
พบกันในไลฟ์#77 นะคะ ❤️
#หาคำตอบสุขภาพจากงานวิจัยไม่ใช่จากเรื่องเล่า#FatOutHealthspans2024-06-091h 23
Freedom Pact | Joseph and Lewis#332: Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan - Longevity Science EXPOSED? Nobel Prize Winner Reveals the TruthVenki Ramakrishnan is a Nobel Prize winning scientist, Former President of the Royal Society, a structural biologist at the University of Cambridge and author.
Scientific and public interest into anti-aging has reached an all time high. With this has come a series of medical breakthroughs, as well as a detailed understanding of promising mechanisms that need to be targeted to slow down the aging process. However, there has also been a proliferation of misinformation, ineffective treatments and speculative claims, such as individuals suggesting that they may never die.
To sort the fact from the fiction, we invited Venki on to...2024-06-0751 min
Fatoutkeyสรุปหนังสือ Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and The Quest For Immortality (Live#76)Prof. Venki Ramakrishnan ได้รับรางวัลโนเบลในสาขาเคมี ในปี พ.ศ.2552 ร่วมกับ Thomas A Steitz และ Ada E. Yonath สำหรับการศึกษาโครงสร้างและหน้าที่ของไรโบโซม ซึ่งทำหน้าที่ในการอ่านข้อมูลทางพันธุกรรมเพื่อสร้างโปรตีนที่ถูกระบุ ไรโบโซมมีความซับซ้อนเชิงระดับโมเลกุลเพราะมีราวห้าแสนอะตอมที่ประกอบเป็นไรโบโซม
Prof.Venki ดำรงตำแหน่งหัวหน้ากลุ่มวิจัยชีววิทยาโมเลกุลของสภาการวิจัยทางการแพทย์ในวิทยาเขตการแพทย์เคมบริดจ์ตั้งแต่ พ.ศ.2538 และเป็นสมาชิกของวิทยาลัยทรินิตี มหาวิทยาลัยเคมบริดจ์ และเคยดำรงตำแหน่งนายกราชสมาคม (Royal Society) ตั้งแต่ พ.ศ.2558 จนถึง พ.ศ.2563
พี่ปุ๋มสะสมหนังสือที่เกี่ยวข้องกับความชราไว้จำนวนมาก และก็ว่างเว้นจากการทำไลฟ์สรุปหนังสือดีมานานพอสมควร ที่ให้ความสนใจหนังสือเล่มนี้เพราะ
1. Venki Ramakrishnan ได้รับรางวัลโนเบลสาขาเคมี และระบุปัญหาสำคัญในระดับชีวโมเลกุลว่า ข้อมูลทางพันธุกรรมถูกอ่านเพื่อจะสร้างโปรตีนที่เฉพาะเจาะจง ตามคำสั่งได้อย่างไร
2. Venki มีความเชื่อพร้อมหลักฐานว่า Ribosome คือ organelle ภายในเซลล์ที่เป็นศูนย์กลางของ Molecular biology ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับความชรา ซึ่งแตกต่างจากนักวิทยาศาสตร์ความชราท่านอื่นที่ให้ความสำคัญกับ DNA
หนังสือมีทั้งหมด 12 บท ก็จะทำไลฟ์แบ่งเป็นหลายตอนเลยค่ะ2024-06-041h 20
The world, the universe and usWeekly: Google’s AI search problem; time is a quantum illusion; can we stop ageing?#252It is not wise to stick cheese on your pizza with glue, even if Google tells you to do it. This is just one recommendation in a string of blunders made by Google’s new AI search engine. It uses a large language model to summarise your searches, but clearly it’s not always working as planned. Can (and will) the company fix it? No matter what language you speak, when you hear the word “bouba”, you probably imagine a round shape. And “kiki’ will likely make you think of a sharp shape. This example of sound symb...2024-05-3135 min
Ground TruthsVenki Ramakrishnan: The New Science of AgingProfessor Venki Ramakrishnan, a Nobel laureate for his work on unraveling the structure of function of the ribosome, has written a new book WHY WE DIE which is outstanding. Among many posts and recognitions for his extraordinary work in molecular biology, Venki has been President of the Royal Society, knighted in 2012, and was made a Member of the Order of Merit in 2022. He is a group leader at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology research institute in Cambridge, UK.A brief video snippet of our conversation below. Full videos of all Ground Truths podcasts can...2024-05-2849 min
Tavis SmileyVenki Ramakrishnan joins Tavis SmileyThe knowledge of death is so terrifying that we live most of our lives in denial of it. But, what if we could cheat disease and death and live many times our current lifespan? Nobel Prize winner Venki Ramakrishnan joins Tavis for a conversation about the new science of aging and the quest for immortality.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.2024-05-2840 min
The Icha LibrarySCIENCE CAN STOP US AGEING NOW!? Novel Analysis - Why we die by Venki Ramakrishnan
Treatments for ageing, cures for death and immortal chicken hearts. This one is a MUST read, and we did the reading part for you! Elijah and Joseph review "Why We Die" by Venki Ramakrishnan.
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2024-05-1437 min
BBC Lê'Comer bem, dormir e fazer exercício é mais eficaz que qualquer remédio contra envelhecimento', diz Nobel de QuímicaÉ possível evitar a velhice? Biólogo molecular Venki Ramakrishnan lançou livro em que destrincha processo de envelhecimento e busca por imortalidade.2024-05-0714 min
Thinkers & IdeasWhy We Die with Venki RamakrishnanIn Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality, Venki Ramakrishnan explores the current research on and prospects for human longevity.Ramakrishnan leads a group at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England. For his research on the structure and function of ribosomes, he won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. From 2015 to 2020, he served as president of the Royal Society. In his new book, Ramakrishnan explains the mechanisms of aging and their potential impacts on life expectancy, health span, and lifespan.Together with Martin Reeves, Chairman of the...2024-04-3031 min
Something You Should KnowHow to Improve Your Luck & A Much Better Way to DieJust how much pesticides residue is on the produce you buy? Should you be concerned? Should you buy organic? Consumer Reports recently did an investigation into pesticides on fruits and vegetables and I begin this episode with some of the surprising results. https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-contaminants/produce-without-pesticides-a5260230325/Luck is just around the corner. It may be good luck or it may be bad luck but chance and luck have a huge impact on how things turn out for you. When you understand how luck and chance work in your life, you can do things to...2024-04-2549 min
Coast to Coast AMOdysseus Lunar Mission Science of Aging & LongevityRichard C. Hoagland is the principal investigator and founder of The Enterprise Mission, as well as the vision and the voice of The Other Side of Midnight. In the first half, he discussed images from Odysseus, a recent unmanned American lunar mission. According to Hoagland, the new lunar mission's close-ups dramatically confirm his decades-old "ancient, artificial structures on the Moon model" that he first proposed at the National Press Club in March 1996. The Washington Post even published a "hit piece" 28 years ago on the press event. He suggested that the reason many private and non-US missions to the Moon...2024-04-2433 min
Big BrainsWhy We Die—And How We Can Live Longer, with Nobel Laureate Venki RamakrishnanThey’re perhaps the oldest questions in the science: Why do we die? And could we find a way to live forever? But for decades, anti-aging research was a “backwater” of the scientific community, consider too fanciful and unrealistic. That is until the last few years. Modern advances in biology have taught us a lot about how we age and why we die—could that knowledge help us turn back the clock?In his new book, “Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality”, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Venki Ramakrishnan delves into the latest scien...2024-04-1832 min
Reversing Climate Change320: Why We Die: Living Longer's Impact on Climate Change—w/ Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan, Nobel Laureate and author of Why We DieWhy does death exist? Does getting older always mean getting wiser? Should we look to experience or youth for breakthroughs?In today's episode of the Reversing Climate Change podcast, Nori Cofounder Ross Kenyon is joined by Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan, a 2009 Nobel Laureate in chemistry and author of the new book, Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality.Despite growing lifespans, it isn't clear that we have become less avaricious or kinder as a species, at least to the extent that may be desired. Would that change if we had...2024-04-0454 min
The Documentary PodcastForward Thinking: Is it ethical to live longer?Nobel Prize-winning scientist Venki Ramakrishnan considers both why we might live longer, and the dilemmas this raises. In the last few years, medical advances have led to treatments that really do offer the potential to tackle life-threatening cancers and debilitating diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. In discussion with Nuala McGovern, Venki also explores the questions such treatments raise. Initially, they will be expensive, and we already have a global society in which there is a direct link between life expectancy and affluence; will access to these treatments, or lack of it, increase that...2024-04-0349 min
Speaker SeriesProfessor Venki Ramakrishnan on Collaboration, Competition and CuriosityIn this episode of our Speaker Series, Suze chats with Nobel laureate and former President of the Royal Society Professor Venki Ramakrishnan. Venki began his scientific career as a physicist but, soon after his PhD, he felt he was missing out on researching the concepts that truly fascinated him. He embarked on a quest to find the research area for him and pivoted to structural biology, within which he has carved a successful career.
In this chat, Venki talks about his career path, the biology of ribosomes, and how governments, funders and other stakeholders can work together to maximise...2024-04-0235 min
Instant GeniusWhat happens in our bodies as we age? And is it possible to turn back the clock?Be it biology, psychology or philosophy, ageing and death are undoubtedly two of the most difficult concepts to tackle in any field of research, so where do we even begin?In this episode I speak to Prof Sir Venki Ramakrishnan, a researcher based at Cambridge University’s MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, a former president of the Royal Society and recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.We talk about the fascinating discoveries he outlines in his latest book Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Qu...2024-03-2942 min
The Next Big Idea DailyIs It Possible to Cheat Death?Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan walks us through the ongoing revolution in biology that could allow us to live for a very, very long time.• Venki's new book is "Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality"• Subscribe to our newsletter• Download our app• Join our club (and use code DAILY for a special discount)2024-03-2614 min
Smart People PodcastWhy We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality with Nobel laureate, Venki RamakrishnanToday, we are living through a revolution in biology. Giant strides are being made in understanding why we age—and why some species live longer than others. Could we eventually cheat disease and death and live for a very long time, possibly many times our current lifespan?Venki Ramakrishnan, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and former president of the Royal Society, takes us on a riveting journey to the frontiers of biology, asking whether we must be mortal. Covering the recent breakthroughs in scientific research, he examines the cutting edge of efforts to extend lifespan by...2024-03-2645 min
Michael Covel's Trend FollowingEp. 1270: Venki Ramakrishnan Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following RadioMy guest today is Venki Ramakrishnan, a British-American structural biologist. He shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Thomas Steitz and Ada Yonath for research on the structure and function of ribosomes. Since 1999, he has worked as a group leader at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, UK and is a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. The topic is his book Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Evolutionary perspectives...2024-03-2545 min
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Title: Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality
Author: Venki Ramakrishnan
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Length: 9:51:44
Language: English
Release date: 03-19-24
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''Utterly fascinating.'' Bill Bryson
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The knowledge of death is so terrifying that we live most of our lives in denial of it. One of the most difficult moments of childhood must be when each of us first realizes that not only we but all our loved ones will die—and there is nothing we can do about it. Or at least, there hasn’t been. Toda...2024-03-199h 51
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Author: Venki Ramakrishnan
Narrator: John Moraitis
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 51 minutes
Release date: March 19, 2024
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Biology & Chemistry
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''Utterly fascinating.'' —Bill Bryson ''An incredible journey.'' —Siddhartha Mukherjee A groundbreaking exploration of the science of longevity and mortality—from Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan The knowledge of death is so terrifying that we live most of our lives in denial of it. On...2024-03-199h 51Access Must-Have Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Biology & ChemistryWhy We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality by Venki RamakrishnanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695268to listen full audiobooks.
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Author: Venki Ramakrishnan
Narrator: John Moraitis
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''Utterly fascinating.'' —Bill Bryson ''An incredible journey.'' —Siddhartha Mukherjee A groundbreaking exploration of the science of longevity and mortality—from Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan The knowledge of death is so terrifying that we live most of our lives in denial of it. On...2024-03-199h 51Enjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceWhy We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality by Venki RamakrishnanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695268to listen full audiobooks.
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Author: Venki Ramakrishnan
Narrator: John Moraitis
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 51 minutes
Release date: March 19, 2024
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2
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''Utterly fascinating.'' —Bill Bryson ''An incredible journey.'' —Siddhartha Mukherjee A groundbreaking exploration of the science of longevity and mortality—from Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan The knowledge of death is so terrifying that we live most of our lives in denial of it. On...2024-03-199h 51
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Release date: 03-19-24
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Genres: Aging & Longevity
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The knowledge of death is so terrifying that we live most of our lives in denial of it. One of the most difficult moments of childhood must be when each of us first realizes that not only we but all our loved ones will die—and there is nothing we can do about it. Or at least, there hasn’t been...2024-03-199h 51Get New Full Audiobooks in Health & Wellness, Mental Health & PsychologyWhy We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality by Venki RamakrishnanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695268to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality
Author: Venki Ramakrishnan
Narrator: John Moraitis
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 51 minutes
Release date: March 19, 2024
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2
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Genres: Mental Health & Psychology
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''Utterly fascinating.'' —Bill Bryson ''An incredible journey.'' —Siddhartha Mukherjee A groundbreaking exploration of the science of longevity and mortality—from Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan The knowledge of death is so terrifying that we live most of our lives in denial of it...2024-03-199h 51
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Narrator: John Moraitis
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Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
Release date: 03-19-24
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings
Genres: Science
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The knowledge of death is so terrifying that we live most of our lives in denial of it. Our fear of death has underpinned our religions, inspired our cultures, and also driven our science. Today we are living through a revolution in biology. Giant strides are being made in our understanding of why we age and die, and why some species...2024-03-199h 52Dive Into This Mind-Blowing Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Why We Die by Venki RamakrishnanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/21610to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Why We Die
Author: Venki Ramakrishnan
Narrator: John Moraitis
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
Release date: 03-19-24
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 86 ratings
Genres: Aging & Longevity
Publisher's Summary:
The knowledge of death is so terrifying that we live most of our lives in denial of it. One of the most difficult moments of childhood must be when each of us first realizes that not only we but all our loved ones will die—and there is nothing we can do about it. Or at least, there hasn’t been...2024-03-199h 51
Inquiring MindsWhy We Die with Venki RamakrishnanAmong his many achievements, the esteemed Venki Ramakrishnan has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth, served as the President of the Royal Society, and shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Today, he adds being a special guest on the Inquiring Minds podcast to this impressive list of accomplishments as he joins Indre to tackle the age-old question: Is there a biological limit to human lifespan? Drawing upon information from his latest book, Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality, Venki provides valuable insights on this topic, including the intricate dynamics of aging, DNA damage...2024-03-1243 min
Live Long and Master AgingNobel laureate alarmed by over-hyped longevity researchCould we one day cheat death? Are we hurtling towards a time when science will be so advanced that aging can be prevented or halted in its tracks? Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan takes a skeptical view in a fascinating exploration of longevity research. In Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality, the acclaimed scientist delves into the complexities of aging and the pursuit of extending healthy lifespan.A former president of the Royal Society in London, Ramakrishnan is a group leader at the Medical Research Council's Laboratory of Molecular Biology in...2024-03-1159 minLive Long and Master AgingNobel laureate alarmed by over-hyped longevity researchCould we one day cheat death? Are we hurtling towards a time when science will be so advanced that aging can be prevented or halted in its tracks? Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan takes a skeptical view in a fascinating exploration of longevity research. In Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality, the acclaimed scientist delves into the complexities of aging and the pursuit of extending healthy lifespan.A former president of the Royal Society in London, Ramakrishnan is a group leader at the Medical Research Council's Laboratory of Molecular Biology in...2024-03-1159 min
Start the WeekTime passing: ageing, memory and nostalgiaThe Nobel prize winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan explores how time affects our bodies, brains and emotions in his new book, Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality. As he explains the recent scientific breakthroughs to extend lifespan by altering our biology, he also considers the ethical questions such efforts raise. The neuroscientist Charan Ranganath asks a different question in his book, Why We Remember. Using case studies he unveils the principles behind how the brain retains information, and what and why we forget so much. He also looks at what...2024-03-1141 min
Las entrevistas de Julio Sánchez Cristo¿Por qué morimos? Nobel de química desentraña los misterios de la muerteVenkatraman 'Venki' Ramakrishnan, ganador del Premio Nobel de Química en 2009, compartió detalles fascinantes sobre su último libro, titulado 'Por qué morimos: la nueva ciencia del envejecimiento y la búsqueda de la inmortalidad'.2024-01-3111 minLas entrevistas de Julio Sánchez Cristo¿Por qué morimos? Nobel de química desentraña los misterios de la muerteVenkatraman 'Venki' Ramakrishnan, ganador del Premio Nobel de Química en 2009, compartió detalles fascinantes sobre su último libro, titulado 'Por qué morimos: la nueva ciencia del envejecimiento y la búsqueda de la inmortalidad'.2024-01-3111 min
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'Comer bem, dormir e fazer exercício é mais eficaz que qualquer remédio anti-idade', diz Nobel de Química.
Envelhecer e morrer, isso acontece com todos nós e também causa medo a (quase) todo mundo.
Mas por que envelhecemos e morremos? É possível retardar a velhice ou mesmo alcançar a imortalidade?
Estas questões ocuparam grand...2024-01-2917 min
Converging Dialogues#295 - Discovering the Ribosome Structure: A Dialogue with Venki RamakrishnanIn this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Venki Ramakrishnan about his discovering and mapping the ribosome structure. They discuss his background in coming from India to study physics and then biology, layout of ribosome, DNA, RNA, mRNA, and proteins, what we have learned about the ribosome over the past 50+ years, x-ray crystallography, and his trip to the LMB. They also discuss his experience of seeing atomic subunits of ribosomes for the first time, winning the Nobel Prize, and the future of ribosome research. Venki Ramakrishnan is a biologist and group leader of the Medical Research...2024-01-081h 11
Aprendiendo del Experto#31 El Embrión Humano y mis investigaciones en Cambridge: Marta ShahbaziMarta Shahbazi es una de las jóvenes investigadora españolas de mayor proyección internacional. Bióloga molecular de formación, trabaja actualmente sobre desarrollo y formación del embrión humano en el prestigioso laboratorio de Biologia Molecular de la Universidad de Cambridge, cuna de muchos premios Nobel. Pocos temas pueden ser más apasionantes como la investigación sobre el desarrollo del embrión humano en las primeras etapas de la vida, desde que somos simplemente una sola célula (fusión de un óvulo con un espermatozoide) hasta la formación en el utero materno del feto human...2023-03-271h 04
Co.ScienzaBiomololecole e simulazioni (Settantaduesima Puntata)Simulazioni e metodi computazionali per approfondire e “visualizzare” dinamiche e strutture delle biomolecole. Nella puntata di oggi un passaggio nell’RNA e nei suoi meccanismi grazie ad una doppia intervista con il prof. Giovanni Bussi e il dott. Mattia Bernetti (SISSA – Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati). Lo spunto per trattare gli argomenti della puntata di oggi arriva da uno studio uscito su Nucleic Acids Research che vi lasciamo qui per approfondire e immergersi nei lavori dei due ricercatori: (https://bit.ly/3yHJSIj)Nella seconda parte della puntata un rapido passaggio ispirato da un lavoro uscito su Natur...2021-07-1223 min
BIC TALKSLife in the SciencesIs India obsessed with IT & engineering studies and are we ignoring investment in pure science education? With the limited resources we have shouldn’t we be focused on finding answers to the immediate issues of today’s society or should we invest in pursuing long-term scientific breakthroughs as well as well? What are the big questions in Science that impact Indian society and what should be our priorities? What are the paths to innovation? Are patents necessary or will we be restricting access from beneficiaries? A panel of leading minds debated these challenges- Nobel Laureate Professor Venkataraman ‘Venki’ ‘R...2021-04-271h 00
Foundation for Science and TechnologyProfessor Sir Venki Ramakrishnan, President of the Royal SocietyIn this podcast, Professor Sir Venki Ramakrishnan, President of the Royal Society, discusses the state of British science, science advice to government during coronavirus, and science issues of Brexit.2020-09-0327 min
Hay Festival en EspañolHay Festival: El mundo después del COVID-19. Pasado, presente y futuroEl Hay Festival imagina el mundo después del COVID-19 con el apoyo de su aliado regional para América Latina SURA. Miriam González Durántez, J.M.G. Le Clézio, Venki Ramakrishnan y Juan Villoro reflexionan sobre las diferentes posibilidades que surgen de esta situación global tan insólita. Es el octavo capítulo de la serie de episodios producidos por Junkie Media, y decimosexto de la serie de pódcast semanal Hay Festival en Español.
Producción: Junkie Media.2020-07-3000 minHay Festival en EspañolHay Festival: El mundo después del COVID-19. Pasado, presente y futuroEl Hay Festival imagina el mundo después del COVID-19 con el apoyo de su aliado regional para América Latina SURA. Miriam González Durántez, J.M.G. Le Clézio, Venki Ramakrishnan y Juan Villoro reflexionan sobre las diferentes posibilidades que surgen de esta situación global tan insólita. Es el octavo capítulo de la serie de episodios producidos por Junkie Media, y decimosexto de la serie de pódcast semanal Hay Festival en Español.
Producción: Junkie Media.2020-07-3000 min
Asegúrate de vivirVenki Ramakrishnan imagina el mundo después del COVID-19 (EN INGLÉS) I Asegúrate de vivir¿Cuál es nuestro lugar en el planeta? Venki Ramakrishnan, premio Nobel de Química en 2009, presidente de la Royal Society de Londres y miembro de diversas academias y organizaciones científicas en el mundo, reflexiona en este episodio especial de podcast en inglés sobre la naturaleza, la inequidad y la arrogancia durante la pandemia.2020-07-1517 min
Jaipur Literature Festival with Brave New WorldFollow the Science Venki Ramakrishnan in conversationNobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan talks about of the importance of scientific thinking, medical research and breakthrough technologies to combat the current crisis and prepare better for future pandemicsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2020-06-101h 05
New Scientist CultureLab#7: Nobel Prize winner Venki Ramakrishnan on fake news, AI, and the challenges facing scienceVenki Ramakrishnan is president of the UK’s Royal Society and he won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for helping to unravel the secrets of ribosomes. The ribosome is the most important molecule you’ve never heard of - it’s the factory in our cells that produces everything in our bodies. New Scientist reporter Clare Wilson met him in the era just before lockdown to discuss why he made an early career pivot from studying physics to the life sciences, and what he thinks are the challenges facing science today in an era of denialism and fake news.2020-05-2550 min
Hay Festival en EspañolMicroorganismos - ¿Cuántos organismos viven en mi habitación?¿Cuántos organismos viven en mi habitación? Recordamos el paso de Philip Ball, Antonio Lazcano y Venki Ramakrishnan por el Hay Festival. Es el primer capítulo de la serie de episodios producidos por Junkie Media, y noveno de la serie de pódcast semanal Hay Festival en Español.
Producción: Junkie Media.2020-05-1000 minHay Festival en EspañolMicroorganismos - ¿Cuántos organismos viven en mi habitación?¿Cuántos organismos viven en mi habitación? Recordamos el paso de Philip Ball, Antonio Lazcano y Venki Ramakrishnan por el Hay Festival. Es el primer capítulo de la serie de episodios producidos por Junkie Media, y noveno de la serie de pódcast semanal Hay Festival en Español.
Producción: Junkie Media.2020-05-1000 min
Ri Science PodcastThe Gene Machine - with Venki RamakrishnanThe ribosome is the mother of all molecules without which nothing lives.
This month, the Nobel Prize winner Venki Ramakrishnan in conversation with Vivienne Parry, tells the story of the race to uncover the structure of the ribosome - a fundamental discovery that resolves an ancient mystery of life itself and could lead to the development of better antibiotics to fight the most deadly diseases.
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2019 Edinburgh International Book FestivalVenki Ramakrishnan at the Edinburgh International Book FestivalJoint winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, Venki Ramakrishnan’s work has gone past the whys and wherefores of DNA and on to the ribosome, the structure which helps decode our genetic make-up. In a live event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 the President of The Royal Society and Gene Machine author shares stories about his first uncertain experiments and making genuine scientific breakthroughs. An enlightening hour of conversation with Steve Brusatte.2019-10-2800 min
Private PassionsVenki RamakrishnanSir Venki Ramakrishnan is President of the Royal Society and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2009 for his research into the ribosome – the mysterious ancient molecule that decodes DNA, what he terms ‘the mother of all molecules’. He’s what you might call a science all-rounder: he gained a PhD in Physics before turning to Biology, and his Nobel Prize was in Chemistry. Born in India, he moved to the US as a postgraduate student, and in 1999 came to Britain to work at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge.Alongside science Venki Ramakrishnan has another passion...2019-10-2733 min
Edinburgh International Book FestivalVenki Ramakrishnan at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Joint winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, Venki Ramakrishnan’s work has gone past the whys and wherefores of DNA and on to the ribosome, the structure which helps decode our genetic make-up. In a live event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 the President of The Royal Society and Gene Machine author shares stories about his first uncertain experiments and making genuine scientific breakthroughs. An enlightening hour of conversation with Steve Brusatte.2019-10-1100 min
BBC Inside ScienceHow maths underpins scienceAdam Rutherford and guests at the Hay Festival discuss how maths underwrites all branches of science, and is at the foundation of the modern world. His guests are the following. Professor Steve Strogatz, of Cornell University, the author of a new book on calculus, Infinite Powers. He’s worked on all kinds of problems including some biological ones such as the shape of DNA, how fireflies create light and the grandness of small world theories. Dr Emily Shuckburgh, is a climate change scientist at University of Cambridge, who has a PhD in maths st...2019-05-3029 min
SpectrumRoyal Society President Explains Ribosomes & Charts His Career for PodcastDr. Venki Ramakrishnan, a molecular biologist, is president of the Royal Society in Great Britain, the same organization formerly headed by Sir Isaac Newton and Ernest Rutherford.
He feels it is the duty and obligation of top scientists to explain, in understandable terms, their discoveries to the general population to extend understanding and knowledge.
Dr. Ramakrishnan, in this Spectrum Podcast, explains ribosomes. They exist in every living cell to synthesize proteins.
For his work in ribosomes, Dr. Ramakrishnan shared a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009. In this podcast, he uses approachable metaphors to explain the functioning...2019-05-0136 min
This Week in VirologyBoundary issuesThe Scholars of the Podcast reveal ribosomal proteins encoded in viral genomes, and a protein cell receptor for bat influenza viruses. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode European Congress of Virology 2019 ASM Clinical Virology Symposium Intel ISEF judges needed Roald Dahl endorses measles vaccine Viruses encode ribosomal proteins (Nat Commun) Bat influenza virus receptor (Nature) Going to bat for flu research (TWiV 173) Letters read on TWiV 537 Timestamps by Jolene. Th...2019-03-031h 43
Wolfson College PodcastsThe Quest for the Structure of the Ribosome: A Personal VoyageThe 2019 Haldane Lecture was delivered by Sir Venki Ramakrishnan, President of the Royal Society, on February 7th at Wolfson College, Oxford. The lecture was introduced by College President Sir Tim Hitchens. The thousands of genes in our DNA are translated by ribosomes - ancient, enormous molecular machines that read the genetic code to make the thousands of proteins that carry out the functions of life. Although the ribosome was discovered in the 1950s, unravelling its million atom structure took over four decades. Venki Ramakrishnan will frame this in term of his career and show how science does not proceed in...2019-02-111h 02
Jaipur BytesGene Machine and the Culture of ScienceVenki Ramakrishnan in conversation with Priyamvada Natrajan. Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan is a British-American structural biologist of Indian origin. He is also currently President of the Royal Society. His recent book, Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome is about the quest to understand the enormous ancient molecular machine, the ribosome, that decodes genetic information to build all life forms. But the book also is a frank description of what it was like for an outsider who found himself in a race to solve one of the most fundamental problems of biology. He will speak...2019-01-2543 min
Chemistry World Book ClubGene machine: the race to decipher the secrets of the ribosomeThis time, we discuss and scrutinise Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome, by Venkatraman “Venki” Ramakrishnan. By the time Venki had earned a PhD in physics from Ohio University in the US, he had already made the unusual decision to change direction and focus full-force on uncovering the secrets of the ribosome, which eventually led to him co-winning the Nobel prize in 2009. Known as the mother of all molecules, you’ll find lots of information to help explain why the ribosome is so crucial in understanding DNA, as well as personal insights and ta...2019-01-0218 min
For Real#19 Book Award Season!For Real is sponsored this week by Book Riot Insiders, In the Name of the Children: An FBI Agent’s Relentless Pursuit of the Nation’s Worst Predators by Jeffrey Rinek from BenBella Books and Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom by Ariel Burger.FOLLOW UPWho Was seriesHoliday Gift Guide Episode! Email kim@riotnewmedia.com by November 20th if you need a nonfiction recommendation for a present, or want a book to put on your own gift list. NEW BOOKSGene Machine: The R...2018-11-1358 min
sciencemuseumWho would have thought that scientists are humans?Roger Highfield, Director of External Affairs, discusses Venki Ramakrishnan’s critically-acclaimed book, Gene Machine: the Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome.
To mark the publication of his book Gene Machine Roger Highfield, talked to Venki Ramakrishnan of the Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology, LMB, and President of the Royal Society.2018-11-1246 min
Expand Your Mind With Our Engaging Free AudiobookGene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome Audiobook by Venki RamakrishnanListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 359047
Title: Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome
Author: Venki Ramakrishnan
Narrator: Matthew Waterson
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Length: 08:12:58
Language: English
Release date: 11-06-18
Publisher: HighBridge Company
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Everyone has heard of DNA. But by itself, DNA is just an inert blueprint for life. It is the ribosome-an enormous molecular machine made up of a million atoms-that makes DNA come to life, turning our genetic code into proteins and therefore into us. Gene Machine is an insider...2018-11-068h 12
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Title: Gene Machine
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Everyone has heard of DNA. But by itself, DNA is just an inert blueprint for life. It is the ribosome - an enormous molecular machine made up of a million atoms - that makes DNA come to life, turning our genetic code into proteins and therefore into us. Gene Machine is an insider account of the race for the structure of...2018-11-068h 11BBC Inside ScienceScience and Brexit, Antibiotic livestock growth promoters, Bepicolombo goes to MercuryHow might Brexit affect UK Science? Why is feeding a 'last resort' antibiotic to farm animals not a good idea? Why is space probe Bepicolombo going to Mercury? Adam Rutherford is your host.This week, leading British and European scientists wrote to the British Prime Minister and European Commission President. They expressed their concerns about the potential impact if there is a no-deal departure by the UK from the European Union. We hear from one of the signatories Professor Venki Ramakrishnan, President of the Royal Society and from UK Science Minister Sam Gyimah.Roland Pease...2018-10-2527 min
Desert Island DiscsVenki RamakrishnanVenki Ramakrishnan is a Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist. He is most renowned for his research into the atomic structure of the ribosome - a complex molecule in the cell which translates DNA into chains of amino acids that build proteins, the essence of life. This work eventually secured Venki a Nobel Prize in 2009, which he shared with Ada Yonath and Thomas Steitz. Venki was born in Tamil Nadu, in the south of India. Both his parents were scientists, and both pursued postgraduate studies overseas when Venki was very young. He completed his schooling in India...2018-10-2140 min
Desert Island Discs: Archive: 2016-2018Venki RamakrishnanVenki Ramakrishnan is a Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist. He is most renowned for his research into the atomic structure of the ribosome - a complex molecule in the cell which translates DNA into chains of amino acids that build proteins, the essence of life. This work eventually secured Venki a Nobel Prize in 2009, which he shared with Ada Yonath and Thomas Steitz. Venki was born in Tamil Nadu, in the south of India. Both his parents were scientists, and both pursued postgraduate studies overseas when Venki was very young. He completed his schooling in India...2018-10-2140 min
Tempulli i ShëndetitKur dështojnë antibiotikët vjen mjekësia kinezeSpecialistët e Mjekësisë Tradicionale Kineze zhvilluan shtatë trajtime që
mund të luftojnë rezistencën në rritje ndaj antibiotikëve, një kërcënim global
për shëndetin publik që mund t'u marrë jetën 10 milionë vetëve çdo vit deri në
vitin 2050.
Trajtimet bazohen në përvojën klinike të Mjekësisë Tradicionale Kineze që
ndihmojnë kundër rezistencën antimikrobiale, që ndodh kur mikroorganizmat, si
bakteret dhe viruset, transformohen kur ekspozohen ndaj antibiotikëve.
Antibiotikët sa vijnë e po bëhen më pak efektive dhe infeksionet e
vazhdueshme në trup, duke rritur rrezikun e...2018-06-2200 min
Migration – Darwin College Lecture Series 2018Migration in ScienceProgress in science depends on a rapid exchange of ideas and exposure to new approaches and viewpoints. Historically, this progress has been accelerated by the movement of people. Scientists have been among the most mobile of people, going where they perceive the action to be. This talk will explore examples from various periods in history on how mobility resulted in scientific development. It will also describe the reasons behind the moves in my own peripatetic life.
Biography
Venki Ramakrishnan received his bachelor’s degree in physics from Baroda University in India in 1971 and his Ph.D. in physics from Ohio Un...2018-03-061h 04