# How Michael Hall’s TOR Discovery Reframed Longevity Science

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Podcast: [The Swiss Connection](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-swiss-connection-1071732)
Published: 2025-11-25T07:00:00+00:00
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Send us Fan Mail We trace how a soil-derived drug led to the discovery of mTOR, why growth control sits at the core of aging biology, and where evidence ends for humans. Michael Hall’s quiet breakthroughs explain fasting, autophagy, and rapamycin without the hype. To read more about this topic and for more science stories, visit our website swisinfo.ch. You can help other people to find our podcast by leaving us a five-star review. Journalist: Jessica Davis Plüss Host: Jo Fahy Audio editor/...

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