Longevity and evolution / Gustavo Barja.
- Barja, Gustavo.
- Date:
- [2010], ©2010
- Books
About this work
Publication/Creation
New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2010], ©2010.
Physical description
xiii, 194 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Contributors
Contents
Aging, longevity and disease : from ephemeral life to eternal youth -- What causes aging? : theories of biological aging -- The double edge sword : oxygen as needed for life and as a main cause of aging -- Eating less prolongs life -- Only change is eternal : mechanisms of biological evolution -- Why aging? : evolutionary explanations of longevity -- The states of the evolution of complexity.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Where to find it
Location Status Medical CollectionWT104 2010B25lOpen shelves
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ISBN
- 9781616683344
- 1616683341