Why we die

the new science of aging and the quest for immortality
Venki Ramakrishnan
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"A groundbreaking exploration of the science of why and how we age and die-from Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan"--

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Main Author: Ramakrishnan, Venki, 1952- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]
Edition:First edition.
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505 0 |a Introduction -- The immortal gene and the disposable body -- Live fast and die young -- Destroying the master controller -- The problem with ends -- Resetting the biological clock -- Recycling the garbage -- Less is more -- Lessons from a lowly worm -- The stowaway within us -- Aches, pains, and vampire blood -- Crackpots or prophets? -- Should we live forever? 
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