Title:
Why we die : the new science of aging and the quest for immortality
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date:
2024
Publication Information:
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]
©2024
Physical Description:
310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780063113275
Abstract:
"A groundbreaking exploration of the science of why and how we age and die-from Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction -- 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?
Language:
English
