TY  - BOOK
AU  - Weiner,Jonathan
TI  - Long for this world: the strange science of immortality 
SN  - 9780060765361 :
AV  - QP85 .W45 2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Ecco
KW  - Longevity
KW  - Immortalism
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -