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Jellyfish Age Backwards

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE
AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

'Refreshingly clear'
Sunday Times

'A hugely enjoyable slice of popular science'
Daily Mail

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A journey into the astonishing nature and true science of longevity.


Molecular biologist Nicklas Brendborg takes us on a journey from farthest reaches of the globe to the most cutting-edge research to explore what nature has to teach us about longevity. From immortal lobsters, backwards-aging jellyfish and the centuries-old Greenland shark to the woman who successfully edited her own DNA in search of immortality, Jellyfish Age Backwards brings together everything the natural world and science have to offer on the mystery of ageing.



Ultimately, this audiobook will reshape everything you thought you knew about ageing-and offer a biologist's secrets to unlocking your own longevity.


©2022 Nicklas Brendborg (P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Critics Review

In a field characterised by overclaiming and wishful thinking, it is judicious, sensible and refreshingly clear. And fascinating.
Sunday Times
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.
New Scientist
A hugely enjoyable slice of popular science, full of memorable facts and sound advice.
Daily Mail
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.
Dr Robert Sapolsky, bestselling author of BEHAVE
This book will make readers marvel at the possibilities held by scientific discovery, and most of all at nature
Nature Aging
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!
Matt Warren, editor of The Conversation
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.
Publishing Post
Clear and fascinating
The Sunday Times, Best Summer Reads
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
Dr Kris Verbugh, Author of The Longevity Code
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
Dr Nir Barzilai, author of Age Later
Author Nicklas Brendborg
Narrator Joe Leat
Duration 7 hours and 16 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781529387919
Format Audiobook
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Genre Developmental biology, Human biology, Marine biology
Availability AU, GB, IE

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