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Jellyfish Age Backwards de Nicklas Brendborg

Jellyfish Age Backwards

Autor Nicklas Brendborg
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 feb 2024
Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize
A New York Times Editor's Choice Pick

A Sunday Times (UK) Best Book of the Year • This eye-opening book offers a "clear and captivating" (Dr. Kris Verburgh​) scientific deep dive into how plants and animals have already unlocked the secrets to immortality–and the lessons they hold for us all. 
Recent advances in medicine and technology have expanded our understanding of aging across the animal kingdom, and our own timeless quest for the fountain of youth. Yet, despite modern humans living longer today than ever before, the public’s understanding of what is possible is limited to our species—until now. In this spunky, effervescent debut, the key to immortality is revealed to be a superpower within reach. With mind-bending stories from the natural world and our own, Jellyfish Age Backwards reveals lifespans we cannot imagine and physiological gifts that feel closer to magic than reality:
  •  There is a Greenland shark that was 286 years old when the Titanic sank, and is currently 390, making it older than the United States. Scientists predict it will live for another 100 years.
  •  Trees and lobsters don’t “age” in the way we know it. They simply get bigger and bigger.
  •  There are forms of radiation that have been known to actually increase the lifespans of certain species, from tortoises to naked mole-rats.
  •  There's a species of jellyfish, the size of a fingernail, that can age forwards, then, when threatened, age backwards and begin the process all over again.
  Mixing cutting-edge research and stories from habitats all around the world, molecular biologist Nicklas Brendborg explores extended life cycles in all its varieties. Along the way, we meet a man who fasted for over a year; a woman who edited her own DNA; redwoods that survive thousands of years; and in the soil of Easter Island, the key to eternal youth. Jellyfish Age Backwards is a love letter to the immense power of nature, and what the immortal lives of many of earth's animals and plants can teach us about the secrets to longevity.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780316414685
ISBN-10: 0316414689
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 138 x 208 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company

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A deep-dive into the astonishing nature and true science of longevity
Molecular Biologist Nicklas Brendborg takes us on a journey from the farthest reaches of
the globe to the most cutting-edge research to explore everything the natural world and
science have to offer on the mystery of aging.
From the centuries-old Greenland shark and backwards-aging jellyfish to the man who
fasted for a year and the woman who successfully edited her own DNA, this book follows
the thread of every experiment, story, and myth in the search for immortality.
With mind-bending discoveries and physiological gifts that feel closer to magic than
reality, Jellyfish Age Backwards will reshape everything you thought you knew about
aging - and offer nature's secrets to unlocking your own longevity.

Recenzii

In a field characterised by overclaiming and wishful thinking, it is judicious, sensible and refreshingly clear. And fascinating.
Nicklas Brendborg takes us on a whistle-stop tour of the science of ageing... he navigates this bustling discipline with graceful clarity, dispelling common myths along the way.
A hugely enjoyable slice of popular science, full of memorable facts and sound advice.
Some species are effectively immortal, others induce suspended animation, others age backwards. And all humans do is senesce, so that everything from our minds down to each cell becomes more fragile and less resilient. Nicklas Brendborg accessibly guides the non-scientist through the science of aging and what's known about making it slower and gentler (along with judiciously debunking the ample pseudo-science). All written with a fun, appealing voice, making for a surprisingly upbeat read.
This book will make readers marvel at the possibilities held by scientific discovery, and most of all at nature
I loved it. Bursting with insight and fabulous facts. The brain boost it gives you is enough to make you feel ten years younger on its own!
Brendborg explores what could be a complicated and heavy subject so intriguingly, funnily and in such an accessible manner, that the end result is something that even traditionally fiction readers would enjoy.
Clear and fascinating
A highly-entertaining journey through the science of longevity. Why we age, and what we can do about it, explained in a clear and captivating way. A wonderful book
Aging can be delayed, prevented, and even reversed in several examples. Brendborg's book is storytelling that spans history and science, goes from nature to the laboratories, and discusses how we got here, what the future is and where we are going. Nicklas is young enough to grasp the details and connectivity yet mature enough to practice wisdom and manage expectations like a true geroscientist

Notă biografică

Nicklas Brendborg is a PhD student of molecular biology at the University of Copenhagen and is one of the most promising research talents in the field. He was a featured young scientist at the Novo Nordisk International Talent Program and was awarded the Novo Scholarship. In 2015, Brendborg published his first book, Top Student. He also co-authored Lars Tvede's bestseller Supertrends.