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germinalphrase on June 19, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Human Rapamycin Longevity Clinical Trials Begin

FYI: Radiolab did a podcast about the discovery of Rapamycin.

May 21: “The Dirty Drug and the Ice Cream Tub”

tootie on June 19, 2021 [–]

Link: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/dirty...

Crazy story. Named for Rapa Nui because it was found in the soil on Easter Island. Smuggled into america by a scientist.

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