What is life and how does it work? - with Philip Ball

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Discover a leading-edge new vision of biology that will revise our concept of what life itself is, and how to enhance it. Sign up as a member to watch the Q&A for this talk, and get early ad-free access to all our talks: https://youtu.be/CEoJ88W4aXQ Buy Philip's book here: https://geni.us/HWnEn8V This lecture was recorded at the Ri on 12 February 2024. 00:00 Intro - what is the secret of life? 04:09 Is the human genome a blueprint or a musical score? 7:58 Crick's central dogma of biology 12:03 What scientists got wrong about genes and proteins 18:50 Why evolution chose disordered proteins 22:27 The process of gene regulation 27:03 Why life doesn't work like clockwork 30:29 The growth of intestinal villi 32:18 Why do we have five fingers? 34:55 Causal emergence 38:09 Do all parts of us have their own agency? 42:46 How does this affect genetic approaches to medicine? 48:09 Why do organisms exist at all? Philip Ball explores the new biology, revealing life to be a far richer, more ingenious affair than we had guessed. There is no unique place to look for an answer to this question: life is a system of many levels—genes, proteins, cells, tissues, and body modules such as the immune system and the nervous system—each with its own rules and principles. In this talk, discover why some researchers believe that, thanks to incredible scientific advancements, we will be able to regenerate limbs and organs, and perhaps even create new life forms that evolution has never imagined. P

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