Longevity Escape Velocity: Scientific Foundations, Technologies, and Expectations

Few concepts divide the scientific community as much as “longevity escape velocity”—the hypothesis, made famous by Aubrey de Grey, that medicine might one day extend remaining life expectancy faster than time can erode it. This book sets out to examine the idea from the ground up, and its subtitle outlines its structure: first the science, then the technologies, and finally the expectations.

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