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The fountain of youth : cultural, scientific, and ethical perspectives on a biomedical goal /
Preface. Introduction. I. THE PERENNIAL QUESTS FOR EXTENDED AND ETERNAL LIFE. One: The Search for Prolongevity: A Contentious Pursuit, Robert H. Binstock. Two: The Quest for Immortality: Visions and Presentiments in Science and Literature, Mark B. Adams. Three: Decelerated Aging: Should I Drink From...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Colección: | OUP E-Books.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Preface. Introduction. I. THE PERENNIAL QUESTS FOR EXTENDED AND ETERNAL LIFE. One: The Search for Prolongevity: A Contentious Pursuit, Robert H. Binstock. Two: The Quest for Immortality: Visions and Presentiments in Science and Literature, Mark B. Adams. Three: Decelerated Aging: Should I Drink From a Fountain of Youth?, Stephen G. Post. Four: A Jewish Theology of Death and the Afterlife, Neil Gillman. Five: In Defense of Immortality, Carol G. Zaleski. II. THE SCIENCE OF PROLONGEVITY. Six: In Search of the Holy Grail of Senescence, S. Jay Olshansky and Bruce A. Carnes. Seven: The Metabiology o. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 463 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781429438124 1429438126 9780195170085 0195170083 9780198038047 0198038046 128084101X 9781280841019 9786610841011 6610841012 |