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Aging, despite its dismal reputation, is actually one of the great mysteries of the universe. Why don't we just reproduce, then exit fast, like salmon? Could aging just be one big evolutionary accident? Is senescence, the gradual falling apart of our bodies, at least partially avoidable? Can we...
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Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
Publication Dates: | [2020] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
Aging, despite its dismal reputation, is actually one of the great mysteries of the universe. Why don't we just reproduce, then exit fast, like salmon? Could aging just be one big evolutionary accident? Is senescence, the gradual falling apart of our bodies, at least partially avoidable? Can we extend the healthy lifespan and reduce the lingering, debilitating effects of senescence? |
Carrier Form: | xix, 355 pages ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-339) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780190685461 0190685468 |
Index Number: | RM725 |
CLC: | R454 |
Call Number: | R454/F715 |