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Instructional and educational works - Published
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Washington, D.C. :
National Geographic
[2022]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
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- Physical Description
- 319 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-303) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781426221514
- Preface
- Introduction: What Is the Great Age Reboot All About?
- Part 1. Yesterday to Tomorrow
- How the history of medical breakthroughs reveals something about our future
- Chapter 1. Looking Back to Look Forward
- The longevity landscape of 1900 to 2020 has set us up for the future
- Chapter 2. Your Future Body, Our Future World
- Our predictions for what the world will look like by 2050
- Part 2. Seductive Science
- A look at the major medical advances that are coming soon-and coming fast
- Chapter 3. The Cellular Chameleons
- Why stem cells are one of our greatest hopes for a longer and healthier life
- Chapter 4. Cellular Magic Tricks
- The longevity promise of reengineering your aging cells
- Chapter 5. Your DNA Destiny, Edited
- DNA manipulation is the next frontier of genetic engineering and an epigenetic reboot
- Chapter 6. In Your Defense
- Could the advances in immunotherapy be the key to curing cancer and pandemics?
- Chapter 7. The Future of Your Energy
- How your body's power sources can extend your prime time
- Chapter 8. Bionic Bodies
- How new technology may be able to save or replace bad body parts
- Part 3. The Wealth and Health Effects
- What increased longevity will do for society, for your body, and for your life
- Chapter 9. Banking on the Great Age Reboot
- How will we pay for longer and younger lives?
- Chapter 10. New Heights for Health
- Build a better body and brain to experience the effects of a Great Age Reboot
- Part 4. The Science of Self-Engineering
- Steps you should take today to prepare for the changes of tomorrow
- Chapter 11. Decide and Conquer
- Good decision-making will make or break your reboot
- Chapter 12. Self-Engineering Your Future
- The best way to prepare for a healthier future is being healthier now
- Chapter 13. Self-Engineering Your Body
- Make changes that can have exponential effects on your health and your longevity
- Chapter 14. Self-Engineering Your Life
- New ways to think about everything from your retirement to your relationships
- Chapter 15. Self-Engineering Your Great Age Reboot
- How to jump-start your longevity plan
- Afterword: A Note About COVID-19
- 14 Seriously Semi-Serious Predictions for 2050 and Before
- Acknowledgments
- Sources
- About the Authors
- Index