The long and the short of it
Subtitle: the science of life span and aging
By: Jonathan Silvertown
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780226757896
Subjects: Longevity; Aging; Life spans (Biology)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Death and immortality: destination 1; title: An hourglass on the run: life span; title: After many a summer: aging; title: The eternal thing: heredity; title: Green age: plants; title: The visionary solution: natural selection; title: Semele's sacrifice: suicide; title: Live fast, die young: pace; title: Forever young?: mechanisms.