Why we die : the new science of aging and the quest for immortality / Venki Ramakrishnan.
By: Ramakrishnan, Venki [author.].
Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, ©2024Edition: First edition.Description: 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780063113275.Other title: New science of aging and the quest for immortality.Subject(s): Death | Death (Biology) | Death -- CausesGenre/Form: Print books.Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
On Shelf | QP87 .R34 2024 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000020237 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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?
"A groundbreaking exploration of the science of why and how we age and die-from Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan"--