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An informative and engaging examination of ageing and the meaning of death... thought-provoking. Booklist Very readable... recommended. Choice Undeniable expository mastery... substantial. -- F. Gonzalez-Crussi Commonweal Advances in the field of genetics have exponentially increased our understanding of how the body ages... Benecke surveys the most recent research in the field in order to assess those possibilities. Science News Benecke's discussion of research on the genetics of aging and death handles the technicalities of DNA research in some of the most readable, engaging terms... [L]ively and imaginative, [t]he book's achievement... is that it hooks us on the question of immortality. -- Walter Donway Cerebrum This book shotguns a significant target and its style will fuel inquisitive minds. -- Clive Evans British Society for Developmental Biology A good read for the scientist and non-scientist alike. Benecke's fluent, narrative style carries the reader through the five chapters of the book, covering a wide range of subjects along the way... the book provides the general reader with a 'good taste' of the various aspects that may influence human life and death. -- Efstathios S. Gonos European Molecular Biology Organization Benecke explores the possibility of extending current life even further through cloning, organ and brain transplants, live cell therapy and deep freezing of humans for reawakening in a future age. -- Ted Ruhig San Diego Escondido News A disturbing and riveting read. The Australian
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Can we grow old without dying? Why do we have to grow old at all? In this fascinating book Mark Benecke investigates the biological meaning of life and death and the prospects for extending human longevity, or even achieving immortality. The first section of the book discusses the biological fundamentals of why death exists and what modern biology, especially the biology of genetics, tells us about aging and death. Human life and death, Benecke explains, is shaped by cellular life and death, so he examines the mortality of the normal cell as well as the "immortality" of cancer cells. In the second part Benecke assesses the various ways that we humans cope with a finite life span and the looming certainty of death, including such topics as the link between sport and vitality, the legends of Dracula and the undead, melatonin, vitamin C, and "the French paradox" concerning the link between alcohol consumption and heart disease. The third part looks at the possibility for extending our lives through cloning, organ and brain transplants, live cell therapy (favored by Sir Winston Churchill among others), and deep freezing of humans for reawakening in a future age. Finally, Benecke tells us what we can learn about the prospects for the human race from a study of the earth as a whole-for we can stay healthy only if the earth is healthy. Climate change, overpopulation, population "crashes," Gaia, and the possibilities of future emigration into space are explained and explored. The Dream of Eternal Life concludes with a look at the human genome project and developmental biology, and Benecke sheds light on what this knowledge will mean for us in terms of understanding the nature of human life and our place in the living world. Throughout, Benecke maintains a scientific and skeptical attitude to many of the claims and counterclaims made by countless experts and fellow scientists.
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- VerlagColumbia University Press
- Erscheinungsdatum2002
- ISBN 10 0231116721
- ISBN 13 9780231116725
- EinbandTapa dura
- Anzahl der Seiten224
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