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The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging (Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit 9) (Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit)

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I have to say I'm thoroughly impressed with this book. It is not only a meticulous, highly readable review of a lot of otherwise tough to follow scientific literature, but it is also an exploration of ideas and interpretations that, as far as I can tell, are totally new. I was also surprised at how understandable and readable this book was -- the author is obviously a great and compelling writer which is certainly not true of all scientists. It's an extremely rare find. I also note that Mr. de Grey's ideas have already been noted and well received by the scientific community -- his name is mentioned favorably in Medline abstracts of peer-reviewed scientific studies by world authorities on mitochondrial genetics, aging and species life extension. "The de Grey hypothesis". If you are interested in this area, you need to buy this book. I don't think there's a better review of this area anywhere, and the freshness of some of the author's ideas -- all based on published evidence -- is very pleasing.

Don't let the small size fool you - this is very dense reading. For anyone who has an good understanding of biology, it will still take you awhile to get through it. I loved it, especially the theories on why the mitochondria developed like they did, what works to protect mitochondria, and what we can eventually do to make mtRNA irrelevant (which might be a good thing).