Aging: The Paradox of Life Why We Age
For centuries people have been puzzled by the inevitability of human aging. For most of the second half of the twentieth century aging remained a mystery, or an unsolved biological problem. At the end of the 20th century a remarkable scientific discovery emerged. It was not a single discovery in the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2007, 2007
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2007 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Longevity
- Body Architecture
- Maintenance of the Body
- Multiple Causes
- The Ancient Origins of Ageing
- Mice and Men
- How Many Genes?
- The Evolution of Human Longevity
- Myths of Life Extension
- Doctors’ Dilemma
- The Modulation of Longevity
- Ageing and the Angels
- Longevity, Population Pressure and Warfare
- Dialogue between Life and Death
- The Road to Discovery
- Resolution of the Paradox