Table of Contents
Abbreviations and Acronyms xii
Introduction xiii
Legal Disclaimer xvii
I Zhi 1
This Human Life 3
To live, or not to live -that is not the question
The Master 5
Our lives are not our lives 8
The tricky path to survival 9
Know Yourself and the Enemy 13
The second law and LeChatelierism
Knowledge is power 18
Between life and death 20
Spotting HYL 25
The Roadmap 28
The true rebels
Narrow is the way 32
Peeking into the apple 36
Be a copycat 41
The Diamond Drill 51
What the world needs most
En route 53
Just one step at a time 57
All set to go 60
II Xing 63
The Tail-chasing Telomere 66
Do you hear the tick-tock sound?
Just hope we can turn back time 70
Keys of the kingdom 74
Cancer Catcher 79
The game of stochasticity
Backups of backups 84
The principle of the DNA master 89
Recover, Renew, and Regenerate 92
Mind the mileage
Used (like new) 96
Diseases and Disorders 100
Ailments
Chronic conditions 101
Genetic disorders 102
No pain, no gain 103
The Enemies from Outside 104
A glimpse of a pandemic
Human beings strike back 106
The hidden enemies 108
Forward to Basics 110
Long and prosperous living
Shortcuts 119
Neurons: A New Frontier 126
The apex of the human body
Androids, clones, and cyborgs 128
The vulnerable 133
Trek beyond 136
The Ultimate Balance 138
From a cell to a body
An ongoing task 139
Omnipotence 141
III He 145
Beyond Human Beings 147
How long is 300 years? 148
To Green Pastures 152
Bread for tomorrow
State of my choice 156
Red alert 157
Humankind vs. Wild 159
Involution 160
The Proud Few 163
"All men are created equal"
The lightning comes 166
The Silent Observer 167
Blue pill and red pill
Waste time wisely 171
Inevitable Death 173
IV Yi 175
Forward to the Future 177
More than Homo sapiens
The perfect kid 180
The universe my destination 183
Every Person Must Play a Part 186
A grand opening
Sheng Si Bu 188
Playing god 190
A 300-Year-Old's Mindset 193
As a humble servant
Thoughts of cancer cells 195
The end of humankind 197
Start the Journey 199
Epilogue 200
Author Biography 201
From the Author 202
References 203
