Why we die : the new science of aging and the quest for immortality / Venki Ramakrishnan.

Author/creator Ramakrishnan, Venki, 1952- author.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]
Description310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

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?
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 243-298) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Ramakrishnan, Venki, 1952- Why we die New York, NY : William Morrow, [2024] 9780063113299
LCCN 2023033370
ISBN9780063113275 hardcover
ISBN0063113279 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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Joyner General Stacks QP87 .R34 2024 ✔ Available Place Hold