I agree with this. (Not necessarily the rest of the thread.) Task-shifting can make the basics of medicine cheaper and more accessible.https://twitter.com/wolftivy/status/1128350889335332864 …
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absolutely, that's what Daphnia Labs is trying to develop. The ideal (which there's a growing body of evidence suggesting is possible) is a small molecule that substantially reduces the risk of multiple diseases of aging, just as, say, statins reduce the risk of heart attacks.
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It seems to me that senescence is an evolutionary adaptation to avoid outcompeting the grandchildren. That may mean that mechanisms to reduce aging may indeed exist, but also that we may need to implement a birth lottery first?
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