How long will life last?

Author: Tom Kirkwood
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Publication Date: 2001-12-01
Features: Renowned originality gerontologist Tom Kirkwood explores one of the deeper mysteries of medicine—human aging—in this book. He proposes a new theory of aging mechanisms and puts forward a series of new insights on aging, clarifying that aging is not necessary and inevitable. The author argues that the Creator did not evolve a "death gene" to prevent overpopulation of the species. He also discusses why women live longer than men, why some animals reproduce only once and then die, and how we can slow down aging—important and widely concerned issues. Finally, the author boldly envisions that humans may achieve immortality tomorrow. At the end of the book, he uses a fascinating story to depict a future "world of immortality," which, though fictional, is entirely grounded in scientific reasoning.