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008 980326s1998 nyu b 001 0 eng ;

010 a| 98003950;

020 a| 0380975181 (hardcover);

035 a| (Sirsi) o38910512;

035 a| (OCoLC)38910512;

049 a| EREE;

050 00 a| RA776.75b| .B68 1998;

082 00 a| 612.6/82| 21;

100 1 a| Bova, Ben,d| 1932-2020=| ^A20030;

245 10 a| Immortality :b| how science is extending your life span--and changing the world /c| Ben Bova.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

300 a| xv, 283 pages ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-267) and index.;

505 00 g| pt. 1.t| Scientific evidence --g| [ch]. 1.t| Extending the human life span --t| Table 1: life expectancies --g| [ch]. 2.t| How we age --g| [ch]. 3.t| Cellular life --g| [ch]. 4.t| Cellular death --g| [ch]. 5.t| Programmed cellular death --g| [ch]. 6.t| Youth and death genes --g| [ch]. 7.t| Genetic code --g| [ch]. 8.t| Gene therapy --g| [ch]. 9.t| Human genome project --g| [ch]. 10.t| Aging and death --g| [ch]. 11.t| Reversing aging --g| [ch]. 12.t| Where we stand today --g| [ch]. 13.t| Genes, telomeres, and growth hormone --g| [ch]. 14.t| Regeneration --g| [ch]. 15.t| Molecular engineering --g| pt. 2.t| Impact of immortality --g| [ch]. 16.t| "It's completely impossible" --g| [ch]. 17.t| "It would cost too much" --g| [ch]. 18.t| Can we afford it? --g| [ch]. 19.t| "I always thought it was a good idea" --g| [ch]. 20.t| Three futures --g| [ch]. 21.t| Christmas yet to come.;

650 0 a| Longevityv| Popular works.=| ^A1002218;

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Immortality : how science is extending your life span--and changing the world / Ben Bova.

Author/creator	Bova, Ben
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Avon Books, ©1998.
Description	xv, 283 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects	Longevity--Popular works.

Contents	pt. 1. Scientific evidence -- [ch]. 1. Extending the human life span -- Table 1: life expectancies -- [ch]. 2. How we age -- [ch]. 3. Cellular life -- [ch]. 4. Cellular death -- [ch]. 5. Programmed cellular death -- [ch]. 6. Youth and death genes -- [ch]. 7. Genetic code -- [ch]. 8. Gene therapy -- [ch]. 9. Human genome project -- [ch]. 10. Aging and death -- [ch]. 11. Reversing aging -- [ch]. 12. Where we stand today -- [ch]. 13. Genes, telomeres, and growth hormone -- [ch]. 14. Regeneration -- [ch]. 15. Molecular engineering -- pt. 2. Impact of immortality -- [ch]. 16. "It's completely impossible" -- [ch]. 17. "It would cost too much" -- [ch]. 18. Can we afford it? -- [ch]. 19. "I always thought it was a good idea" -- [ch]. 20. Three futures -- [ch]. 21. Christmas yet to come.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-267) and index.
LCCN	98003950
ISBN	0380975181 (hardcover)

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