Immortality, Inc. : renegade science, Silicon Valley billions, and the quest to live forever / Chip...
Immortality, Inc. : renegade science, Silicon Valley billions, and the quest to live forever / Chip...
Immortality, Inc. : renegade science, Silicon Valley billions, and the quest to live forever / Chip Walter.
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Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2020]
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G 2021/1108
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English
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319 pages ; 24 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Prologue: Never say die -- Part one: Need. The big wait ; Boomers, breakthroughs, and fountains of youth ; The drive to survive ; Drool cups and name tags -- Part two: Will. Calico ; The dinner ; Levinson ; Kurzweil ; Venter ; A life worth living -- Part three: Resources. The human genome ; The acce...
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Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2020]
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District of Columbia
Date Published
[2020]
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Explores today's scientific pursuit of immortality, with exclusive visits inside Silicon Valley labs and interviews with the visionaries who believe we will soon crack into the aging process and cure death.
"Veteran journalist Chip Walter takes us deep inside Silicon Valley's boardrooms and the world's most advanced biomedical labs to reveal the incredible new science of extending human lifespan. Here are the bold business moves funded by Google and made by Apple chairman and Calico CEO Arthur Levinson; the pioneering stem cell techniques developed by...
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Immortality, Inc. : renegade science, Silicon Valley billions, and the quest to live forever / Chip Walter.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-314) and index.
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©2020
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G 2021/1108
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74VKaR67PoOM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaR67PoOM
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ISBN
9781426219801
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612.68
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991024390615402626
