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Why Do Humans Age Fast?

Season 8 Episode 16 | 8m 27s

Even though the dinosaurs that once hunted us are long gone, we still, in a sense, may be living in their shadows… Because, it turns out, those terrible lizards might be the reason we age faster than any other vertebrate group.

Aired: 04/27/26
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