| Description |
x, 308 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-300) and index. |
| Contents |
The mouse study that roared -- The wild old wicked mystery of aging -- Radicals rise up -- Hagrid's bat and the saber-toothed sausage -- The genes that couldn't be -- The really strange thing about dwarfs -- That old magic -- Cracking the life-span barrier -- The great free lunch -- Red wine's enigmatic dirty drug -- Rapamycin and the tale of tor -- Sirtris, master voyager of the vortex --The George Burns scenario. |
| Summary |
Gauges the current state of science's battle against aging, profiling key contributors and presenting cutting-edge research to examine how a small group of optimistic scientists are developing a drug to extend life. |
| Subject |
Longevity -- Popular works.
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Aging -- Prevention.
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| ISBN |
9781617230004 |
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1617230006 |
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