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Long for this world : the strange science of immortality / Jonathan Weiner.
Publication details: New York : Ecco, c2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 310 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780060765361 :
- 0060765364 :
- QP85 .W45 2010
Contents:
Summary: This rollicking scientific adventure story is science writing of the highest order and with the highest stakes. Could we live forever? And if we could--would we want to?--From publisher description.
The phoenix. Immortal longings ; The problem of mortality ; Life and death of a cell ; Into the nest of the phoenix -- The hydra. The evolution of aging ; The garbage catastrophe ; The seven deadly things ; The Methuselah wars ; The weakest link -- The good life. Long for this work ; The trouble with immortality ; The everlasting yes and no.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | QP 85 .W45 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5020489 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-297) and index.
The phoenix. Immortal longings ; The problem of mortality ; Life and death of a cell ; Into the nest of the phoenix -- The hydra. The evolution of aging ; The garbage catastrophe ; The seven deadly things ; The Methuselah wars ; The weakest link -- The good life. Long for this work ; The trouble with immortality ; The everlasting yes and no.
This rollicking scientific adventure story is science writing of the highest order and with the highest stakes. Could we live forever? And if we could--would we want to?--From publisher description.
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