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049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aRamakrishnan, Venki,
_d1952-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aWhy we die :
_bthe new science of aging and the quest for immortality /
_cVenki Ramakrishnan.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bWilliam Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
_c[2024]
300 _a310 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 243-298) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- The immortal gene and the disposable body -- Live fast and die young -- Destroying the master controller -- The problem with ends -- Resetting the biological clock -- Recycling the garbage -- Less is more -- Lessons from a lowly worm -- The stowaway within us -- Aches, pains, and vampire blood -- Crackpots or prophets? -- Should we live forever?
520 _a"A groundbreaking exploration of the science of why and how we age and die-from Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aAging
_xPhysiological aspects
_vPopular works.
_9394138
650 0 _aAging
_xPrevention.
_957159
650 0 _aLongevity.
_957160
650 0 _aDeath.
_942556
650 0 _aDeath (Biology)
_9153749
650 0 _aDeath
_xCauses.
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