Soheila Jalali
Biotech Professional
Soheila Jalali is a passionate biotech professional doing her master’s degree in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. She also has experience from health technology startup in India.
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Are we able to stop ageing in the future?
In this Futurebuilders podcast together with Soheila Jalali and our daring host Teemu Uotila we will find out:
- What is biotechnology making possible today and tomorrow?
- Are we able to stop ageing in the future?
- How can you get more time?
Podcast highlights
- 5:36 In the future, biotech can make living easier and healthier, keeping us young longer and help prevent diseases to develop so easily.
- 8:24 What’s the trend of ageing?
- 11:05 About maximum life span.
- 12:10 Most of medicines and equipment to prevent ageing that are available now are superficial.
- 14:27 Can blood transfusion from a younger body into older body improve the health of the latter?
- 18:45 How does hormones and hormone levels relate to ageing?
- 22:02 Can we measure how old a person really is? How do we measure ageing?
- 26:05 Is there a consensus in scientific community how to define ageing?
- 29:12 DNA damage and how the damage can occur. What is the relation to cancer?
- 32:34 How can we reverse or slow down ageing in our bodies?
- 34:57 About fasting and it’s benefits.
- 37:45 About stem cells and the benefits of rejuvenation therapy.
- 42:50 Could there be rejuvenation clinics available for us in the future?
- 44:55 How does food and your diet affect ageing?
- 47:18 About anti-aging effects of food.
- 50:23 The basics of epigenetics and why it’s an important field.
- 53:58 Can we affect epigenetics, the control system of genetics?
- 57:59 About the variation of genes between individuals.
- 59:12 Epigenetics have a memory of their own that is transferred through generations.
- 1:02:29 About “bad genes” and why people shouldn’t worry.
- 1:05:59 Gene editing is frowned upon more by older generations saying it’s unnatural, when actually our whole existence is unnatural.
- 1:07:12 About making a “perfect human baby” by manipulating genetics. On ethics and global regulation.
- 1:14:28 What Soheila would challenge us to do?
- 1:16:50 Soheila on her plans for future.
- 1:18:18 Where can you find Soheila and learn more about the subject?
The future is here tomorrow. Listen to Futurebuilders’ podcast with Soheila Jalali today.