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Forever young: the business of longevity drugs

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The success of GLP-1s has prompted biotechs to approach the challenge differently. After years of false starts and disappointing results, longevity drugs could be on the horizon. Do immigrants from some countries commit more sex crimes? And the big business of miniatures.


Guests and host:

  • Shailesh Chitnis, global business writer
  • James Fransham, data correspondent
  • Sascha Lowdermilk, culture intern
  • Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

  • Longevity drugs, biotechnology, ageing
  • Immigration, sex crime, Britain
  • Miniatures, 3D printing, hobbies

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