For centuries, aging was accepted as life's only certainty. Now, a generation of scientists is betting it doesn't have to be.
Inside the world's most advanced laboratories, researchers are dismantling the molecular machinery of aging piece by piece—silencing the genes that drive cellular decay, clearing the zombie cells that poison healthy tissue, and reprogramming the biological clock itself. The results are not the stuff of science fiction. They are published in peer-reviewed journals, funded by billions in venture capital, and moving—fast—toward human clinical trials.
This is the story of that revolution in full: the Nobel laureates and startup founders, the geopolitical rivalries between the U.S., China, and Japan, and the staggering sums being wagered on the belief that aging is not destiny—it is a disease. And diseases can be treated.
But unlocking a longer life raises questions as urgent as the science itself. Who gets access? What breaks when people stop dying on schedule? Does living longer mean living better?
Meticulously reported and compulsively readable, this is the defining account of humanity's most audacious scientific undertaking.
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