科学家近年内在人类及动物的长寿上拥有许多惊人的研究发现。在这本书中,David van Bodegom结合了他的专长——如何健康的老化——以及他最近在研究的——老化的生物学——写出这本书!
从未有人类活超过122年,但是乌龟却轻易能活到这个数字的双倍。它们的秘密又是什么?为什么有些动物老化的比其他动物慢这么多?在本书中,作者探讨了长寿背后的生物学。他介绍给读者那些独特的动物知识,比如为什么蝙蝠拥有比老鼠十倍长的寿命?为什么龙虾越老表面上会看起来越年轻?现在的科学家们会研究动物们的老化研究来更深入了解人类的老化,作者透过这本书希望能教育读者们如何理解自己的老化,以及我们可以从动物们身上学到什么。
关于作者:
David van Bodegom出生于1978年,是一位医师以及老年病学研究员。他写过一本小说Necessity Knows No Law以及合著过一本畅销书A Guide to Growing Old以及Unmedicate。
好评:
“Doctor David van Bodegom has spent years studying the mystery of ageing. In The Secret of the Turtle, he compares the lifespans of a wide variety of creatures. By thinking about how tortoises, mice, whales and many more animals grow older, he tries to gain a better understanding of our own ageing process.” – rtl Nieuws
“The Secret of the Turtle is not the kind of book that lends itself to review. It contains so many interesting, thought-provoking and smoothly-written passages, about the meaning of life and about human and animal ageing, that it cannot be summarised in a few paragraphs. It is a fascinating epistle that gives you a revealing insight into your own existence. For twenty euros, you will know what lies in store for you...” – Adri de groot, vogeldagboek.nl
“A great subject.” – Pieter van der Wielen, Nooit meer slapen, Radio1