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Combining memoir with scientific treatise, Guarente (biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) narrates his investigations into anti-aging drug development and his founding of a biotech company. His exploration of the topic centers on the discovery of a gene in yeast that, he argues, slows down aging in times of food scarcity. Although clearly not his intent, the volume also sheds a little light on the privatization of scientific knowledge. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Ageless Quest is a personal, sometimes controversial, account of the pursuit of a genetic 'cure' for aging by an expert in the field. The author is the Novartis Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Aging has always been regarded as a highly complex process with<br>many degenerative changes leading to the cessation of life. But recent research has identified a relatively simple mechanism that governs the pace of aging. Lenny Guarente's Ageless Quest is a scientific detective story for the baby boom generation. It offers an insider's view of an area of<br>potentially astonishing high reward--and equally high risk.<br>
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