LIMITLESS

References to this quest are nearly as old as recorded human history itself…and now some of the most brilliant minds in the world are convinced that we’re closer than ever to drinking from the fountain of youth. They are dedicating their careers and reputations to its pursuit, and indisputable data published in the world’s premiere medical journals have begun to question the inevitability of aging.

While many in academic medicine are wary of the promise of longevity, it’s getting harder to ignore the results. Primates in experimental fasting studies are living more than one and a half times as long as control animals. Dogs are living twice as long with various pharmaceutical therapies. Gene editing can improve genetic code that is the blueprint for how long we live, why we age, and whether we get sick. Modern longevity pioneers are taking a very different approach to the entire concept of aging – it is a disease to be treated and cured rather than an inevitability.

Part cultural, religious, and medical history, LIMITLESS will explore how humans have evolved to look at aging, disease, death, and the potential to cheat this inevitable outcome. Historically, religion, culture, and fear played a bigger role than science in the promise of eternal life. But LIMITLESS is also about innovation, scientific discovery, and the future. Just because the origins of the pursuit of longevity were based in stories, falsehoods and quackery, doesn’t take away from the startling advances we are currently witnessing.

The book will be an immersive experience revealing the world of scientists, pseudo-scientists, and internet celebrities who are pushing the boundaries of what is currently possible and what will be in the near future. With Mezrich’s background as a scientist, surgeon, innovator, and world-class curmudgeon, he will guide readers through this world that borders on science and science fiction and introduce us to the people at the leading edge of humankind’s search for the holy grail—a search that has persisted for thousands of years, but may be more achievable than ever before.