Why we die : the new science of aging and the quest for immortality / Venki Ramakrishnan.
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Details
- Edition
- First edition.
- Description
- 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-298) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- The immortal gene and the disposable body -- Live fast and die young -- Destroying the master controller -- The problem with ends -- Resetting the biological clock -- Recycling the garbage -- Less is more -- Lessons from a lowly worm -- The stowaway within us -- Aches, pains, and vampire blood -- Crackpots or prophets? -- Should we live forever?
- Summary
- "A groundbreaking exploration of the science of why and how we age and die--from Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan"-- Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- Aging -- Physiological aspects -- Popular works.
- Aging -- Prevention.
- Longevity.
- Death.
- Death (Biology)
- Death -- Causes.
- Cause of Death
- PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adulthood & Aging.
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology.
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying.
- Death
- Death (Biology)
- Death -- Causes
- Death.
- Genre/Form
- Informational works.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Ramakrishnan, Venki, 1952- Why we die New York, NY : William Morrow, [2024] 9780063113299 (DLC) 2023033371
- ISBN
- 9780063113275 (hardcover)
- 0063113279 (hardcover)
- 9780063113299 electronic book