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Becoming immortal [[electronic resource] ] : combining cloning and stem-cell therapy / / Stanley Shostak
| Becoming immortal [[electronic resource] ] : combining cloning and stem-cell therapy / / Stanley Shostak |
| Autore | Shostak Stanley |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human cloning
Stem cells - Research |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-7914-8841-1
0-585-46574-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456181803321 |
Shostak Stanley
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| Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Becoming immortal [[electronic resource] ] : combining cloning and stem-cell therapy / / Stanley Shostak
| Becoming immortal [[electronic resource] ] : combining cloning and stem-cell therapy / / Stanley Shostak |
| Autore | Shostak Stanley |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human cloning
Stem cells - Research |
| ISBN |
0-7914-8841-1
0-585-46574-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780239203321 |
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Shostak Stanley
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| Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Becoming immortal [[electronic resource] ] : combining cloning and stem-cell therapy / / Stanley Shostak
| Becoming immortal [[electronic resource] ] : combining cloning and stem-cell therapy / / Stanley Shostak |
| Autore | Shostak Stanley |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human cloning
Stem cells - Research |
| ISBN |
0-7914-8841-1
0-585-46574-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Becoming Immortal -- Contents -- Preface -- Prologue -- 1. Quo Vadis? -- WHY BECOME IMMORTAL? -- HAS LIFE CHANGED? -- "HELLO, DOLLY!" AND SALUTATIONS TO STEM CELLS -- WHY WE ARE NOT IMMORTAL OR WHAT IS LIFE ANYWAY? -- ACHIEVING IMMORTALITY THROUGH BIOTECHNOLOGY -- 2. Why Immortality Cannot Evolve -- WHERE DOES LONGEVITY COME FROM, AND WHY HAS EVOLUTION MADE US MORTAL RATHER THAN IMMORTAL? -- WHAT IS AN EVOLUTIONARY VIEW OF LONGEVITY, AND WHY ARE THE PROSPECTS SO BLEAK FOR ACHIEVING IMMORTALITY THROUGH EVOLUTION? -- AFTERWORD: IMMORTALITY TRIUMPHANT! -- 3. Why Immortality Cannot Develop -- DEVELOPMENT'S "WHO, WHERE, WHAT, WHEN, HOW, AND WHY?" -- DEVELOPMENT ACCORDING TO EMBRYOLOGISTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGISTS -- CONCLUSIONS -- 4. Life's Fundamental Feature: Devolution -- GETTING DOWN TO BASICS: LIFE BEGINS -- AN INTRODUCTION TO DEVOLUTION -- THE DEVOLUTION OF EUCARYA -- THE DEVOLUTION OF SEX -- THE DEVOLUTION OF METAZOA -- THE DEVOLUTION OF LIFE HISTORIES -- THE DEVOLUTION OF DEATH -- CONCLUSIONS -- 5. Making Immortals: From Blastocyst to Generator -- TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT CLONING -- TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT STEM CELLS -- MAKING IMMORTALS -- MAKING GENERATORS -- Epilogue: Reprise and Prediction -- PROSPECTS FOR IMMORTALIZATION -- ADJUSTMENTS REQUIRED BY IMMORTALIZATION -- AT WHAT COST? -- Endotes -- NOTES TO PREFACE -- NOTES TO CHAPTER 1 -- NOTES TO CHAPTER 2 -- NOTES TO CHAPTER 4 -- NOTES TO CHAPTER 5 -- NOTES TO EPILOGUE -- Glossary -- 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820038303321 |
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Shostak Stanley
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| Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The evolution of death [[electronic resource] ] : why we are living longer / / Stanley Shostak
| The evolution of death [[electronic resource] ] : why we are living longer / / Stanley Shostak |
| Autore | Shostak Stanley |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
| Disciplina | 613.2 |
| Collana | SUNY series in philosophy and biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Aging
Death Life expectancy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-7914-8081-X
1-4294-1357-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Evolution : death's unifying principle -- Charting death's evolution and life's extension -- Rethinking lifecycles and arrows -- Keeping life afloat -- Putting cells in the picture -- Neoteny and longevity. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451889203321 |
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Shostak Stanley
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| Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The evolution of death [[electronic resource] ] : why we are living longer / / Stanley Shostak
| The evolution of death [[electronic resource] ] : why we are living longer / / Stanley Shostak |
| Autore | Shostak Stanley |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
| Disciplina | 613.2 |
| Collana | SUNY series in philosophy and biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Aging
Death Life expectancy |
| ISBN |
0-7914-8081-X
1-4294-1357-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Evolution : death's unifying principle -- Charting death's evolution and life's extension -- Rethinking lifecycles and arrows -- Keeping life afloat -- Putting cells in the picture -- Neoteny and longevity. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777895103321 |
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Shostak Stanley
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| Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The evolution of death [[electronic resource] ] : why we are living longer / / Stanley Shostak
| The evolution of death [[electronic resource] ] : why we are living longer / / Stanley Shostak |
| Autore | Shostak Stanley |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
| Disciplina | 613.2 |
| Collana | SUNY series in philosophy and biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Aging
Death Life expectancy |
| ISBN |
0-7914-8081-X
1-4294-1357-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Evolution : death's unifying principle -- Charting death's evolution and life's extension -- Rethinking lifecycles and arrows -- Keeping life afloat -- Putting cells in the picture -- Neoteny and longevity. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818936203321 |
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Shostak Stanley
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| Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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