Aging: The Paradox of Life Why We Age

Aging: The Paradox of Life Why We Age / by Robin Holliday.

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Holliday, Robin (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:1st ed. 2007.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Geriatrics.
Molecular biology.
Cell biology.
Evolutionary biology.
Biochemistry.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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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.

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