The body dies, but we all come from a shared cell lineage that goes back billions of years. Does that make our genes immortal, despite our disposable bodies? PW’s Founding Director of Sciences @JannaLevin hosted Nobel laureate #VenkiRamakrishnan to find out. ⁠ ⁠ The author of Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality, he’s won the Nobel for determining the atomic structure of the #ribosome, a molecular machine that synthesizes proteins in all living cells. Hear from the award-winning biologist as he describes our “immortal” cell lineage.⁠ ⁠ 🎥 Watch the full video at the link in bio 🔗 🎞️ (fb)

”The first thing I remember is wanting to lick the bowl.” —Swamp Dogg⁠ Now you can, too! Swamp Dogg’s mouth watering cookbook memoir, IF YOU CAN KILL IT I CAN COOK IT, is officially out! Now available to order from Pioneer Works Press, the singer, songwriter and producer’s first cook book is more than your standard. It includes a collection of childhood recipes—including Bo-Diddley Baked Beans, T-Bone (Steak) Walker, or the Devil Went Down to Georgia for Eggs—interspersed with archival photographs, concert fliers, and more!⁠ ⁠ Celebrate with @theswampdogg at our upcoming book launch, live performance, and celebration of If You Can Kill It I Can Cook It at our next Second Sundays on June 8th from 4:30 pm to 6 pm. ⁠ ⁠ Visit the link in bio to shop and RSVP. (fb)