Borrowed time : the science of how and why we age / Sue Armstrong.
Borrowed time : the science of how and why we age / Sue Armstrong.
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Publisher
London, UK : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2019.
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G 2019/1913
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Language
English
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Physical content
272 pages ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Chapter 1: A question of definition Chapter 2: Wear and tear? Chapter 3: Telomeres: the ticking clock in our cells Chapter 4: down but not out: senescent cells Chapter 5: Old before their time Chapter 6: Ming the mollusc and other models Chapter 7: It's in the genes Chapter 8: Eat less; live longer...
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Publisher
London, UK : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2019.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
Borrowed Time will investigate such mind-boggling experiments as transfusing young blood into old rodents, and research into transplanting the first human head, among many others. It will explore where science is taking us and what issues are being raised from a psychological, philosophical and ethical perspective, through interviews with, and prof...
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Borrowed time : the science of how and why we age / Sue Armstrong.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2019
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G 2019/1913
Record Identifier
74VKVBWXKNXg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVBWXKNXg
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ISBN
9781472936066 hardback
147293606X hardback
DDC
612.67
MMS ID
991024240898302626
