Keywords:
Medicine
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Geriatrics
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Biochemistry
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Cytology
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Evolution (Biology)
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Medicine & Public Health
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Biochemistry
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Cytology
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Evolution (Biology)
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Geriatrics
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Medicine
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Aging
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Longevity
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Evolution
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Description / Table of Contents:
For centuries people have puzzled over the inevitability of human aging. At the end of the 20th century a remarkable scientific discovery emerged, based on a series of important interconnected insights over quite a long period of time. The aim of this book is to dispel ignorance by explaining in non-technical language what are the reasons for aging and the myth of excessive prolongation of life.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
Online-Ressource (IX, 132 S.)
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Ill., graph. Darst.
ISBN:
9781402056413
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5641-3
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5641-3
URL:
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URL:
http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9781402056406.pdf
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4020-5641-3
Language:
English
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]) and index
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Front Matter; 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; Back Matter
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