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Unlocking The Fountain

Unlocking The Fountain

19 Episodes • By CBC Podcasts • www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/4...
What if there were a pill that could add decades to your life? Would you take it? For thousands of years, people have searched for elixirs that could delay death and extend human life. Could new advances in medicine finally make this a reality? From madcap medicine to cutting-edge science, the quest ...more
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Episode 8: Dream or Dystopia?
What does a world with extreme longevity look like? ... more
Nov 16 2021 31m
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Episode 7: Dog Years
The animal world is full of age-related curiosities.... more
Nov 8 2021 29m
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Episode 6: How to Live Longer
Making the right choices around what we eat, how muc... more
Nov 2 2021 40m
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Episode 5: Expiration Date
Keith and Laura get tested to find out if they’re ge... more
Oct 26 2021 33m
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Episode 4: Fountain in a Pill
Scientists have identified several drugs that appear... more
Oct 19 2021 37m
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Episode 3: The 11-Year-Old Scientist
Why do we age, and how can we reverse it? We meet a ... more
Oct 12 2021 29m
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Episode 2: Phony Fountains
Today’s aging science is built on shaky foundations,... more
Oct 5 2021 35m
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Episode 1: 150 Candles
Are we on the verge of medical breakthroughs that wi... more
Sep 27 2021 31m
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Unlocking the Fountain - Trailer
If there were a pill that could add decades to your ... more
Sep 20 2021 2m
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Unlocking Bryson's Brain: Update
Bryson's family struggles with the trials of pandemi... more
Sep 7 2021 57m
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Unlocking Bryson's Brain, Episode 8: Two Futures
After months of waiting, the “Bryson mouse” is final... more
May 24 2020 58m
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Unlocking Bryson's Brain, Episode 7: Pilgrimage to Boston
Bryson’s parents travel to Boston/Cambridge, the glo... more
May 17 2020 40m
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Unlocking Bryson's Brain, Episode 6: The Ethics of Cure
Finding a cure for Bryson no longer seems impossible... more
May 10 2020 49m
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Unlocking Bryson's Brain, Episode 5: Making a Mouse
Scientists in Toronto get to work building a mouse w... more
May 3 2020 43m
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Unlocking Bryson's Brain, Episode 4: A New Hope
Bryson’s family travels to meet other GRIN1 patients... more
Apr 26 2020 53m
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Unlocking Bryson's Brain, Episode 3: The CRISPR Revolution
Bryson’s parents explore CRISPR, a new technology wi... more
Apr 19 2020 33m
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Unlocking Bryson's Brain, Episode 2: Getting a Diagnosis
From violent seizure-like episodes to insensitive co... more
Apr 12 2020 45m
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Unlocking Bryson's Brain, Episode 1: The Mystery Disease
Bryson seems like a perfectly healthy baby. But soon... more
Apr 12 2020 52m
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Unlocking Bryson's Brain - Trailer
Bryson is a beautiful, happy boy. But a mysterious i... more
Feb 24 2020 3m
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