Why we die the new science of aging and the quest for immortality
"A groundbreaking exploration of the science of why and how we age and die-from Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan"--
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
[2024]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of 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?
