'Changed my perspective on the whole living world but most of all myself.' - CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN
'Enthralling and packed with insights.' - BILL BRYSON
'A must-read.' - STEPHEN FRY
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024
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How can science help us live better and longer?
We are living through an exciting revolution in biology. Giant strides are being made in our understanding of why we age, and why some species live longer than others. Will we soon be able to cheat disease and death and live for a very long time, possibly many times our current lifespan?
In Why We Die, Ramakrishnan takes us on a riveting journey to the frontiers of biology. He explains the latest scientific understanding of exactly why we age and how we might prevent it. He examines the cutting-edge efforts to extend lifespan by altering our natural biology and raises profound questions. Might death serve a necessary biological purpose? As science advances, what will it mean for us all if people start living longer? And how can we increase our chances of living long, healthy and fulfilled lives?
Venki Ramakrishnan es un científico galardonado con el Premio Nobel de Química en 2009 por su investigación sobre la estructura y funcionamiento de los ribosomas. Desde 1999 ha trabajado como director de equipo en el Consejo de Investigación Médica (MRC), en el Laboratorio de Biología Mole-cular del Campus Biomédico de Cambridge, y es miembro del Trinity College de dicha universidad. Desde 2015 hasta 2020 fue presidente de la Royal Society. En 2014 recibió el XLVI Premio Lección Conmemorativa Jiménez Díaz otorgado por la Fundación Conchita Rábago de Jiménez Díaz.
