Abstract
The Biology of Human Longevity is a scholarly achievement. Consid ering the breadth of the topics covered and the detail in which they are dis cussed, it is remarkable that the whole thing was written by one person. The work is certainly a tour de force. How ever, at times Finch has a tendency to get sidetracked into discussions not directly related to the topic at hand. But, that quibble aside, this volume provides a great example of how a curi ous mind can bring together previously separated disciplines. Nonscientists may find the dense text tough going, but I hope the book will be widely read, especially by biomedicai researchers studying the diseases of aging. Although it is well recognized that advanced age is the greatest risk factor for most chronic diseases, those studying the disease mechanisms often neglect the under lying aging process as a causal factor in disease progression. Finch argues passionately that major shared mech anisms in aging and disease may be found to stem from roots in the com
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