Ageless Quest: One Scientist's Search for the Genes That Prolong Youth

By Leonard Guarente and Lenny. GUARENTE

Book Overview

Ageless Quest is a personal, sometimes controversial, account of the pursuit of a genetic 'cure' for aging by an expert in the field. The author is the Novartis Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Aging has always been regarded as a highly complex process with many degenerative changes leading to the cessation of life. But recent research has identified a relatively simple mechanism that governs the pace of aging. Lenny Guarente's Ageless Quest is a scientific detective story for the baby boom generation. It offers an insider's view of an area of potentially astonishing high reward--and equally high risk.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879696524
• ISBN13: 9780879696528
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"

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Great behind the scenes view of scientific research

As a non-scientist with an interest on what the future may hold for us, I found Ageless Quest to be exceptionally informative, easy to understand, and thought provoking. I had always wondered what went on in those biology research labs, and was grateful to have the "behind the scenes" peek that this book provided. Extremely interesting and enjoyable reading; recommended for all.