Lifespan. Dr David A. Sinclair

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      © David Sinclair PhD 2019

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      Illustrations and Sinclairfont by Catherine L. Delphia

      Illustrations in Cast of Characters by David Sinclair

      Thanks to Christine Liu and her team at the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) for permission to use the Glossary icons. Thanks to Wikipedia for biographical facts in the cast of characters.

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      Source ISBN: 9780008353742

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       Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Copyright

       Dedication

       Introduction: A Grandmother’s Prayer

       PART I: WHAT WE KNOW (THE PAST)

       1. Viva Primordium

       2. The Demented Pianist

       3. The Blind Epidemic

       PART II: WHAT WE’RE LEARNING (THE PRESENT)

       4. Longevity Now

       5. A Better Pill to Swallow

       6. Big Steps Ahead

       7. The Age of Innovation

       PART III: WHERE WE’RE GOING (THE FUTURE)

       8. The Shape of Things to Come

       9. A Path Forward

       Conclusion

       Acknowledgments

       Notes

       Sinclair Disclosure

       The Scale of Things

       Cast of Characters

       Glossary

       List of Searchable Terms

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