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James Altucher
Entrepreneur, author, and podcast host
Long-form interviews with founders • investors • and scientists
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Focus: Host of The James Altucher Show; long-form interviews
James Altucher is an entrepreneur, investor, and author. He hosts The James Altucher Show, a long-form interview podcast. He is not a health specialist, and on health topics he acts as an interviewer.
Expert discussions with James Altucher
Could a gene therapy actually reverse aging in people?
A gene therapy that resets how cells read their DNA has entered its first human trial, for two eye conditions. It uses three of the four genes that won a Nobel Prize for making stem cells; leaving out the fourth is what made it survivable. The animal evidence is strong and replicated, but there are no human results yet, and the supplement half of the episode rests on much thinner ground.