the rejuvenation breakthroughs that could reverse human aging in our lifetime /
Aubrey de Grey ; with Michael Rae.
1st ed.
New York :
St. Martin's Press,
2007.
x, 389 pages :
illustrations ;
25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The eureka moment -- Wake up-aging kills! -- Demystifying aging -- Engineering rejuvenation -- Meltdown of the cellular power plants -- Getting off the grid -- Upgrading the biological incinerators -- Cutting free of the cellular spider webs -- Breaking the shackles of age -- Putting the zombies to rest -- New cells for old -- Nuclear mutations and the total defeat of cancer -- Getting from here to there: the war on aging -- Bootstrapping our way to an ageless future -- War bonds for the campaign against aging.
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Drawing on controversial theories, argues that everyday people can live to be one thousand years old if they overcome six biological problems related to toxic waste, aging, and disease.