Longevity: To the Limits and Beyond

Longevity: To the Limits and Beyond edited by Jean-Marie Robine, James W. Vaupel, Bernard Jeune, Michel Allard.

Up to what point will life expectancy increase? Is there a theoretical or practical limit to human longevity and does it shift or not? Is it utopian to envisage a life expectancy of 100 years or more at birth? What are the respective roles of genetics and environment? Under which conditions and at w...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Robine, Jean-Marie (Editor), Vaupel, James W. (Editor), Jeune, Bernard (Editor), Allard, Michel (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1997.
Edition:1st ed. 1997.
Series:Research and Perspectives in Longevity
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Human physiology.
Cell biology.
Medicine.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
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Summary:Up to what point will life expectancy increase? Is there a theoretical or practical limit to human longevity and does it shift or not? Is it utopian to envisage a life expectancy of 100 years or more at birth? What are the respective roles of genetics and environment? Under which conditions and at what price are these years of life gained? The editors and authors hope to have answered some of these questions in this book, presenting the papers of the first Colloques Medecine et Recherche of Fondation IPSEN on longevity.
Physical Description:XII, 180 p. online resource.
ISBN:9783642608131
DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-60813-1

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