The Mystery of Human Aging: Surprising Insights from a Science That's Still Young

The Inquisitive Reader's Guide to a Timeless Question How can we turn back the clock? Health food, gyms and cosmetic companies promise us everlasting youth, but the effects of aging are caused by complex biological processes at the level of the cell, processes that have only been brought to light through gerontology research over the past two decades. For millennia, we've sought magic potions and fountains of youth, but the fundamental process of aging has remained a profound mystery. Until...