How a Nobel Prize Molecule Could Add 20+ Years to Your Life | Chris Burres

About this episode

Chris Burres discusses the discovery of a carbon molecule that could significantly extend lifespan.

In 1985, three scientists at Rice University discovered a carbon molecule so structurally perfect it eventually earned them the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. What nobody anticipated was what would happen when researchers gave it to rats — a 90% extension in lifespan, the longest longevity result ever recorded in mammalian history. Chris Burres has been manufacturing this molecule since 1991, five years before the Nobel Prize was awarded. He joins Dr. Brandon Crawford to break down how ESS60 (Carb...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Brandon Crawford

Guest: Chris Burres

Topics covered

• longevity
• health
• carbon molecule
• Nobel Prize
• lifespan extension

Keywords

• longevity
• Nobel Prize
• ESS60
• lifespan
• health
• carbon molecule
• research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rice University, Nobel Prize

Products: ESS60

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