Full show notes: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/mitrix In this episode with Tom Benson, founder and CEO of Mitrix, you'll hear why mitochondrial decline may be the actual root cause of aging rather than just a downstream symptom of it, and why most of the drugs developed so far to address it don't touch the real problem: damaged mitochondrial DNA. We discuss how Tom's company grows new, healthy mitochondria inside a bioreactor using banked stem cells, what mitochondrial transplantation actually looks like in real human cases already happening today, and the mouse study that gives this episode its name, in which severely aged mice receiving repeated mitochondrial injections were, according to the technicians running the experiment, climbing the walls of their cages by the very next day. Tom also touches on his original theory on the mitochondrial cycle of the body, how mitlets differ from naked mitochondria, and what his own MitoClock test reveals using nothing more than a urine sample. Tom Benson is the CEO and founder of Mitrix. He is a serial entrepreneur and scientist who has founded four successful software, hardware, and science startups. He has published dozens of articles and video lectures on mitochondrial science and cellular energetics, and developed original theories on the systemic transfer and distribution of mitochondria within higher organisms and how that affects health and lifespan. Timestamps: 04:38 Why mitochondria matter and the dual genome species concept 09:10 Do mitochondria really get less efficient with age? 14:24 Tom's first law of aging 16:19 What bioreactor-grown mitochondria actually means 17:36 How a bioreactor physically works 23:08 What mitochondrial transplantation actually is 26:31 Real human cases and the two-patient safety trial 29:56 Old mice climbing the walls of their cages 31:01 The disease pipeline Mitrix is targeting first 34:03 The mitochondrial cycle of the body theory 37:28 Why stress prematurely ages your mitochondria 39:14 What mitlets are and how they differ from naked mitochondria 41:50 Why a bodybuilder's blood test can be misleading 43:34 MitoClock and Mitrix's own internal testing 45:54 Why gene therapy alone won't fix elderly mitochondria Shop My Curated Marketplace of Vetted Products! - https://shoplifemarket.com Sign up for a FREE Coaching Call! - https://jointriumphcoaching.com Check out my FREE newsletter! - https://bengreenfieldlife.com/newsletter/ 🔗My Website: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/ 🔗My Podcast: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/podcast/ 🔗My Books: https://shopbengreenfieldlife.com/collections/books Connect with me: ⬇️ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bengreenfieldfitness/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BGFitness X https://twitter.com/bengreenfield TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@bengreenfield