We live in an age when billionaires are betting their fortunes on laboratory advances to prove aging unnecessary and death a disease that can be cured. Researchers are delving into the mysteries of stem cells and the human genome, discovering what it means to grow old and how to keep those processes from happening. This isn't science fiction; it's real, it's serious, and it's on track to revolutionize our definitions of life and mortality.

In IMMORTALITY, INC, science author, National Geographic Explorer and former CNN-Bureau Chief Chip Walter investigates the scientific pursuit of immortality, gaining exclusive and unprecedented access to the Silicon Valley billionaires shaping (and funding) this quest. Walter’s exploration of the science, business and culture behind “solving death” weaves a riveting and engaging vision of some of the world’s most important thinkers and scientists molecular biologist and Apple chairman Arthur Levinson; human genomics trailblazer Craig Venter; futurist Ray Kurzweil, biomedical gerontologist Aubrey de Grey, and stem cell pioneer Robert Hariri to tell the story of how science is working to solve one of the greatest mysteries the human race faces: aging.