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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Main Author: Ramakrishnan, Venki, 1952- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]
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?