This process is traditionally studied in a couple of biological models like fruit flies, worms and mice. What all these species have in common is their fast aging. This is excellent for lab budgets. It is a great short-term strategy. Who has time to study species that live for decades?
But lifespan differences among species are magnitudes of order larger than any lifespan variation achieved in the lab. This is the reason for which I studied countless information resources in an attempt to gather highly specialized research into one easy-to-follow book. I wanted to see the forest among the trees. I wanted to expose the aging gap between species in an easy-to-follow and logical sequence. This book is my attempt at doing just that.
What are the mechanisms underlying the aging gap between species? I intentionally chose to write the answer to this question in plain English. Aging research is too important to hide it behind the closed doors of formal scientific jargon. This book could not have existed if green tea, libraries and the Internet were not invented. The amount of data I had to browse in order to keep the essential patterns is huge. Yet this book is not exhaustive. This is not a dry academic textbook. I tried to instill life in a topic that is hugely important for the extension of human lifespan. Only you can decide if I achieved this.
I worked for two years before I was able to finally write this post and tell you this book is now out into the world. I still can’t believe that what was once a seedling idea in my brain is now a physical and digital entity – part of the real world.
For a list of links with all the places you can read The aging gap between species go to this link. It will be updated as new bookshops will host it.
But wait! I have even more good news in this post!
I’m organizing a Goodreads event where I’m giving away 1 FREE PAPERBACK COPY to the lucky winner.
This is a FREE INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY so if you can access goodreads.com on your device, then you can certainly participate. The giveaway starts on the 6th of October 2015 and it will last until Halloween! (31st of October 2015)
Goodreads is one of my favorite social media websites because it is specifically for bookworms 🙂 I organize there the books I read, the reviews I write and it’s a wonderful place full of curious and smart people. If you don’t have an account there, it’s free to create one.
Good luck!
Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Aging Gap Between Species
by Anca Ioviţă
Giveaway ends October 31, 2015.
See the giveaway details
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