Means to an End The Biological Basis of Aging and Death

Name: Means to an End The Biological Basis of Aging and Death
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ISBN: 9780195153750

ISBN-10: 0195153758

ISBN-13: 9780195153750

Edition: 2002

Authors: William R. Clark

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Why do we age? Is aging inevitable? Will advances in medical knowledge allow us to extend the human lifespan beyond its present limits? Because growing old has long been the one irreducible reality of human existence, these intriguing questions arise more often in the context of science fiction than science fact. But recent discoveries in the fields of cell biology and molecular genetics are seriously challenging the assumption that human lifespans are beyond our control. With such discoveries in mind, noted cell biologist William R. Clark clearly and skillfully describes how senescence begins at the level of individual cells and how cellular replication may be bound up with aging of the…

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List price: $84.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/28/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 9.09" wide x 6.10" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Aging, Senescence, and Lifespan



The Nature of Cellular Senescence and Death



The Evolution of Senescence and Death



Of Embryos and Worms and Very Old Men: The Developmental Genetics of Senescence and Lifespan



Human Genetic Diseases That Mimic the Aging Process



Cycling to Scenescence



Replicative Immortality: Cancer and Aging



Caloric Restriction and Maximum Lifespan



With Every Breath We Take: Oxidative Stress and Cellular Senescence



The Aging Brain



A Conditional Benefit


Biblography


Index