The dream of eternal life
Subtitle: biomedicine, aging, and immortality
By: Mark Benecke ; translated by Rachel Rubenstein
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: Longevity; Death; Life; Immortality; Life sciences -- Philosophy
Work titles: Traum vom ewigen Leben.
Description: "Can we grow old without dying? Why do we have to grow old at all? In this book Mark Benecke investigates the biological meaning of life and death and the prospects for extending human longevity, or even achieving immortality."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-183) and index
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