Lifespan: why we age - and why we don't have to

✍ Scribed by Delphia, Catherine L.;LaPlante, Matthew D.;Sinclair, David A

Publisher: Atria Books
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

A paradigm-shifting book from an acclaimed Harvard Medical School scientist and one of Time's most influential people.
It's a seemingly undeniable truth that aging is inevitable. But what if everything we've been taught to believe about aging is wrong? What if we could choose our lifespan?

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. David Sinclair, leading world authority on genetics and longevity, reveals a bold new theory for why we age. As he writes: "Aging is a disease, and that disease is treatable."

This eye-opening and provocative work takes us to the frontlines of research that is pushing the boundaries on our perceived scientific limitations, revealing incredible breakthroughs—many from Dr. David Sinclair's own lab at Harvard—that demonstrate how we can slow down, or even reverse, aging. The key is activating newly discovered vitality genes, the descendants of an ancient genetic survival circuit that is both the cause of aging and the key...

✦ Subjects

HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Genetic;Life spans;Longevity;SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics

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