LEADER 02501oam 2200529 450 001 9910454611103321 005 20210117150757.0 010 $a1-280-47206-5 010 $a9786610472062 010 $a0-19-802939-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000702478 035 $a(EBL)279493 035 $a(OCoLC)476022778 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000311553 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12071926 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000311553 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10329409 035 $a(PQKB)10645241 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC279493 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4701121 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000702478 100 $a20130418d1999|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTime of our lives $ethe science of human aging /$fTom Kirkwood 210 1$aNew York :$cOxford University Press,$d1999. 210 4$dİ1999 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-512824-9 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aThis is true, for he does show theoretically why there is no need for us to age, i.e. that there is no ""death gene"" that determines, more or less precisely, our longevity. Just don't expect any miracle cures. From a layman's viewpoint, the evolutionary argument he constructs for the development of aging in species is well elucidated and highly convincing. Aging is not, according to the disposable soma theory expounded here, anything to do with population control or some such crudely deterministic mechanism, but rather the genes making the best of what are, after all, limited energy resources 606 $aAging$xPopular works 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAging$xPopular works 676 $a612.6/7 700 $aKirkwood$b Tom$0894589 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454611103321 996 $aTime of our lives$91998467 997 $aUNINA