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Time of Our Lives : the Science of Human Aging.
In 1663, an indentured servant, Anne Orthwood, was impregnated with twins in a tavern in Northampton County, Virginia. Orthwood died soon after giving birth; one of the twins, Jasper, survived. Orthwood's illegitimate pregnancy sparked four related cases that came before the Northampton magistr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford University Press, USA
2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 The funeral season
- 2 Attitudes to ageing
- 3 What's in a name?
- 4 Longevity records
- 5 The unnecessary nature of ageing
- 6 Why ageing occurs
- 7 Cells in crisis
- 8 Molecules and mistakes
- 9 Organs and orchestras
- 10 The cancer connection
- 11 Menopause and the big bang
- 12 Eat less, live longer
- 13 Why do women live longer than men?
- 14 The Genie of the Genome
- 15 In search of Wonka-Vite
- 16 Making more time
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z.