Queen's Park Book Festival

Venki Ramakrishnan: Why We Die - The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality

£10.00

Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist and leading public intellectual Venki Ramakrishnan takes us on a riveting journey to the frontiers of biology through a discussion on his new book Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality. 

Examining the latest scientific understanding of why we age and how we might prevent ageing, Ramakrishnan examines the cutting-edge efforts to extend lifespan by altering our natural biology. He will be in discussion with BBC Health Editor Hugh Pym.