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These ”magic” molecules could cut the ties that makes us age

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Repairing damage with a little bit of magic

You may have heard of British science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke’s third law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. And as I’m trying to wrap my head around what startup ThirdLaw Molecular is doing, I begin to understand why it chose that name.

Because if they’re right, ThirdLaw has found a way to build molecules that can not only target previously ”undruggable” proteins - but maybe even reverse parts of the aging process that have stumped researchers for a long time.

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