Lifespan: Why We Age and Why We Don’t Have To

The Biology and Future of Aging

Lifespan: Why We Age and Why We Don’t Have To

David A. Sinclair, PhD, with Matthew D. LaPlante

Best for

Readers who want to explore the cellular and genetic mechanisms researchers are investigating in relation to aging, healthspan, and possible future interventions.

About the book

The book presents David Sinclair’s view of aging as a biological process that may be influenced by cellular signaling, genetics, epigenetics, metabolism, and emerging scientific interventions. It moves between laboratory findings, the history of the field, and the author’s interpretation of where longevity research may be heading.

Our take

This is an engaging introduction to modern longevity research and it helps explain why aging biology has become such an active scientific field. Several of the book’s broader theories and proposed interventions remain debated, experimental, or unsupported by long-term human outcome evidence. We encourage members to read it as a window into an evolving science and to keep a clear line between promising laboratory research and treatments that have actually been shown to extend healthy human life.

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