Ending Aging
Summary:
The book presents a comprehensive plan for combating the aging process through advanced biotechnology, detailing seven types of molecular and cellular damage that lead to aging and proposing strategies, known as the SENS (Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence) approach, for repairing this damage to extend healthy human lifespan. It combines scientific explanations with a call to action, urging support for the research that could transform the way humanity approaches the aging process and related diseases.
Key points:
1. Aging Damage Types: Aubrey de Grey lists seven aging damages: cell loss, death-resistant cells, nuclear mutations, mitochondrial mutations, intracellular junk, extracellular junk, and extracellular crosslinks. He believes fixing these can slow or reverse aging.
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