Ending Aging

The Rejuvenation Breakthroughs That Could Reverse Human Aging in Our Lifetime

By: Aubrey de Grey, Michael Rae

Narrated by: Stephanie Murphy

Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

Must we age?

A long life in a healthy, vigorous, youthful body has always been one of humanity's greatest dreams. Recent progress in genetic manipulations and calorie-restricted diets in laboratory animals hold forth the promise that someday science will enable us to exert total control over our own biological aging.

Nearly all scientists who study the biology of aging agree that we will someday be able to substantially slow down the aging process, extending our productive, youthful lives. Dr. Aubrey de Grey is perhaps the most bullish of all such researchers. As has been reported in media outlets ranging from 60 Minutes to The New York Times, Dr. de Grey believes that the key biomedical technology required to eliminate aging-derived debilitation and death entirely - technology that would not only slow but periodically reverse age-related physiological decay, leaving us biologically young into an indefinite future - is now within reach.

In Ending Aging, Dr. de Grey and his research assistant Michael Rae describe the details of this biotechnology. They explain that the aging of the human body, just like the aging of man-made machines, results from an accumulation of various types of damage. As with man-made machines, this damage can periodically be repaired, leading to indefinite extension of the machine's fully functional lifetime, just as is routinely done with classic cars. We already know what types of damage accumulate in the human body, and we are moving rapidly toward the comprehensive development of technologies to remove that damage.

By demystifying aging and its postponement for the non-specialist listener, de Grey and Rae systematically dismantle the fatalist presumption that aging will forever defeat the efforts of medical science.

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Fascinating vision of ageing and cell dysfunction

Aubrey's passion for addressing Ageing infirmities via by solving time induced failures in the cell comes through although I found the science is barely accessible at times...

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Here's to the human future!!!!

I didn't understand all the science but for the human journey this book brings forth the reality of longevity. If we are to advance in all things to our best potential then Aubreys ideas and studies need to be taken seriously

incredible info, thorough research

Dr. Aubrey De Grey has done some of the most amazing scientific research and has the evidence to prove his theories. anti aging science can be brought to much higher levels by those in the field who entertain his findings. give this book a read, anyone who can aid in the advancement of aging research!

Amazing.

A must read for the living. clear and detailed, with very in the weeds description of the sens platform.

Very Informative

Very well written and well read book. Although it is very informative, the book is written in 2007. this is not a book about wait loss or how to eat healthy. this is to inspire science to look at ways to increase longevity. If you have extra money I would recommend donating to sense.org

The anti aging future path

While much progress has been made, the book outlines the paths that need to be addressed. Aubrey de Gray has excellent interviews that shed light on the latest progress. Basically we need to get Congress to eliminate the stem cell restrictions placed over 30 years ago, so we can join the rest of the medical leaders and verify the breakthroughs. The United States has been falling behind on stem cell and medical technological breakthroughs.

A Roadmap for Conquering the Scourge of Aging

What does Stephanie Murphy bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I know of the narrator's work in podcasting, and she really nails this. She has a PhD in biochemistry, and the enthusiasm of the narration demonstrates a real familiarity with the material. The science can get pretty dense in this book, but Stephanie's voice always keeps you engaged.

Any additional comments?

As of the time of writing this review, I've only listened to about a third of the book. This is a dense subject, and if you have an interest in life extension (as I do), you'll want to take your time with it. The introductory section lays out the book's arguments in a broad sense before delving deeper into the details of cell biology and the causes of aging-related damage.

De Grey also smashes any argument against pursuing the goal of ending aging, but, admittedly, I was already convinced of the urgency of his project before I started listening. It's bold, but there is no reason why humans should die as early as we do, and all avenues must be exploited to end this menace. De Grey shows the way in demonstrating how cell damage occurs and how it can eventually be reversed.

The one major fault in this book is that it was published nearly a decade ago, and there have been further advances in understanding and possibly treating aging since then. I would love to see a revised and fully updated version.

Disclaimer: I received a review copy of this audiobook from the narrator.

As an aspiring biogerontologist, this was great!

I loved it! I
listened to it while swimming with bluetooth headphones to get some exercise and hopefully live longer!

Absolutely amazing book, a biologist's wet dream.

This is a fascinating window into the body's complex biological processes as well into the world of gerontology. Previously, I thought the postponing of aging to be a fairytale. But after reading this book, I now know it's something we can actually take action against. I won't deny it, Ending Aging had me gasping in marvel numerous times, and I hope it'll do the same to you.

Best book I've ever read.