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• Commended for Society of Midland Authors Award (Adult Nonfiction) 2014

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We've been searching for the so-called fountain of youth for centuries, but Ted Anton makes the quest invigoratingly new again in this beautifully told story of twenty-first-century researchers in pursuit of the secrets of longevity. There's vividly clear science here and there's the grit and determination of the scientists themselves, and the result is a book both engaging and illuminating on the subject of the long, long life. --Deborah Blum, author of The Poisoner's Handbook

Research, money, and ego are the basic ingredients in the modern-day quest to live longer--or forever. Ted Anton takes us into the laboratories and boardrooms in the worldwide competition for longevity, and with expertise and wit tells a wondrous story of contemporary science. --Daniel S. Greenberg, author of Science for Sale

In this lively account, Ted Anton shares his fascination with what goes on when creatures age, and explores the possibility that aging can be delayed or even avoided. With a lively and accessible style, he conveys the concepts, the personalities, and the pressures in the world of serious but enthusiastic research that one day might turn us all into Methuselahs. <br>--Peter Atkins, University of Oxford, author of Galileo's Finger

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Ted Anton is professor of English at DePaul University. He is the author, most recently, of Bold Science and has written for Chicago magazine, the Chicago Tribune, and Publishers Weekly.

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