Could humans find a way to grow old without aging with the help of science — a phenomenon also known as “biological immortality”? In Ageless, Dr. Andrew Steele, researcher at the Francis Crick Institute, Great Britain's new and largest biomedical laboratory, shows that the answer lies at the cellular level. He takes us on a journey through the laboratories where scientists study every aspect of the cell — DNA, mitochondria, stem cells, our immune system, even age genes, which can lead to a tenfold increase in the lifespan (in worms anyway) — all in an effort to (currently!) halting or reversing the inevitable decline of the body.

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With clear language and intellectual passion, Dr. Steele shines a spotlight on a revolution that is already underway and offers realistic hope.