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01:00found trapped inside a salt crystal this crystal was buried 600 meters below the surface of the
01:05earth for 250 million years when scientists carefully placed this ancient salt into a warm
01:11nutrient-rich liquid something impossible happened the bacteria woke up they began to swim they
01:17began to eat they had been alive since before the first dinosaur walked the earth think about that
01:23span of time 250 million years of total silence and stillness while the continents shifted in
01:29the oceans rose these tiny cells held their breath they did not age a single day because they had
01:35mastered the art of biological stasis how do they achieve this miracle they use a process called
01:41cryptobiosis when the environment becomes too harsh they push all the water out of their bodies
01:46they replace their internal fluids with a specialized type of sugar that turns into a glass-like substance
01:52this glass anchors every protein and every strand of dna in place it prevents them from moving breaking
01:59or reacting they become a living statue they are no longer a chemical reaction they are a physical
02:04record of life they can withstand the vacuum of space the crushing pressure of the deepest trenches
02:10and radiation levels that would turn a human being into a shadow in seconds now imagine if you could
02:16borrow that armor this is no longer the realm of science fiction in high security laboratories across
02:22the globe researchers are using molecular scissors to cut the survival codes out of these ancient
02:28microbes they are looking at the genes responsible for ultrafast dna repair your body tries to fix your genes
02:34but it is slow and clumsy these microbes however have a biological pit crew that works at lightning speed
02:41they can stitch their own genome back together even after it has been shattered into a thousand pieces
02:46scientists are currently experimenting with these genetic sequences in human cell cultures
02:50they are seeing something extraordinary when they insert the protective proteins from these long
02:55lived organisms into human tissue the human cells become tougher they resist the damage of ultraviolet
03:00light they survive longer under stress we are learning how to manufacture the same biological glass
03:06that protects the desert bacteria we are looking at a future where a simple injection could coat your
03:11internal organs in a molecular shield protecting you from the ravages of aging but the journey into the deep
03:17code of life is not without its shadows there is a psychological weight to this power that you
03:21must consider if we find the key to extending the human lifespan to 500 or 1000 years what happens to
03:28the human soul our entire culture our art and our love are built on the fact that our time is limited
03:36we hurry because we know the sun will set we cherish our partners because we know we will eventually lose them
03:41if you knew you had 10 centuries ahead of you would you still feel the fire of ambition
03:47or would you become as cold and still as the bacteria in the salt crystal the medical applications go far
03:53beyond just living longer this technology is the bridge to the stars currently a trip to mars would bathe
04:00an astronaut in lethal amounts of cosmic radiation their cells would break down before they ever touch the
04:05red dust but if we can use the vital code of the deinonychus radiodurans we could engineer humans
04:11who are immune to the hazards of space we could put travelers into a state of safe frozen sleep that
04:16lasts for decades allowing us to reach the furthest reaches of our solar system we are talking about
04:21the transition of humanity from a terrestrial species to a galactic one we are also seeing incredible
04:26breakthroughs in the treatment of degenerative diseases alzheimer's and parkinson's are essentially the
04:32the result of cells losing their ability to clean up metabolic waste the ancient microbes
04:37have perfected the cellular garbage disposal by studying how they maintain their internal purity
04:42for thousands of years we are developing new therapies that could clear the fog from an aging brain
04:47we are learning how to keep the fire of the mind burning bright until the very end
04:52this is a race against time every day ancient permafrost is melting due to the warming of the planet
04:58as the ice turns to water thousands of species of unknown long-lived microbes are waking up on their
05:03own some of them are the keys to our future others may be ancient pathogens that our immune systems have
05:10never encountered we are opening a box that has been sealed for ons we must be fast enough to extract
05:16the wisdom of these organisms before the risks outweigh the rewards you are living in the most significant
05:22era of biological discovery in human history the line between the mechanical and the organic is
05:27blurring the line between the ancient past and the far future is disappearing as we peel back the
05:34layers of these microscopic mysteries we find that life is much more resilient than we ever dared to dream
05:40it is a flame that refuses to be extinguished even in the coldest voids if you are captivated by
05:46the idea of rewriting the human story and reclaiming the years that time tries to steal from us
05:50then you are in the right place this journey into the heart of the vital code is just beginning
05:57and there is so much more for us to uncover together make sure you are part of this ongoing
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06:07into the secrets of our world share your thoughts in the comments about whether you would choose to
06:12live for a thousand years if the technology were available today the conversation about our future
06:17starts with you we will continue to watch the ice the salt and the stars for the next clue to our
06:23immortality stay curious because the answers are often smaller than the eye can see but larger than the
06:28mind can imagine
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