Pezzi di ricambio per il tempo che passa | Mauro Giacca | TEDxUdine

Mauro Giacca ci comunica una notizia allarmante: il nostro tempo sulla Terra è solo temporaneo. Non la nostra aspettativa di vita, che è cresciuta in modo impressionante. Ma il nostro tempo massimo di vita: gli ultimi studi dimostrano che questo non può superare i 120 anni, non importa come ci comportiamo, cosa mangiamo o quanto esercizio fisico facciamo. Un orologio nascosto nei nostri geni limita la nostra esistenza: la massima durata della vita può essere abbreviata, e di solito lo è, ma non può essere estesa.
Mauro Giacca tell usa an alarming news: our time on the planet is only temporary. Not our life expectancy, which has grown impressively. But our maximum allowed life time: the latest studies show that this cannot exceed 120 years no matter how we behave, eat or exercise. A hidden clock in our genes limits our existence: maximum life span can be shortened, and usually is, but cannot be extended.

Mauro Giacca, MD PhD, is the Director-General of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), an international organization in the United Nations system for advanced research, education and technology transfer to industry, with laboratories in Trieste, Italy, New Delhi, India and Cape Town, South Africa (www.icgeb.org). He is Full Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of Trieste. He has served on the Boards of multiple organizations in Italy and abroad. His research interest focuses on the development of novel biotherapeutics for cardiovascular disorders, with particular reference to the identification of growth factors and microRNAs inducing cardiac regeneration after myocardial infarction. He also maintains a strong interest in the molecular biology of HIV-1 infection. He has published over 290 papers in peer-reviewed, international journals. He is also active in promoting scientific outreach for the general public.

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