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Why we die : the new science of aging and the quest for immortality / Venki Ramakrishnan.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
616.078 RAMA	Adult Non Fiction		Bankstown .	. On Loan, Reserved .	24 May 2024

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ISBN	9781529369250 (paperback)
Name	Ramakrishnan, Venki, 1952- author.
Title	Why we die : the new science of aging and the quest for immortality / Venki Ramakrishnan.
Published	London : Hodder Press, 2024.
Published	©2024
Description	310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes	Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-298) and index.
Summary	"Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan transforms our understanding of why we age and die - and whether there's anything we can do about it. We are living through a revolution in biology. Giant strides are being made in our understanding of why we age and die, and why some species live longer than others. Immortality, once a faint hope, has never been more within our grasp. Examining recent scientific breakthroughs, Ramakrishnan shows how cutting-edge efforts to extend lifespan by altering our natural biology raise profound questions. Although we might not like it, does death serve a necessary biological purpose? And how can we increase our chances of living long, healthy and fulfilled lives? As science advances, we have much to gain. But might we also have much to lose?"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects	Death
	Death (Biology)
	Death -- Causes
Reservations Queue	1
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Death . Death (Biology) . Death -- Causes . See Also: Bereavement . Life . Mortality . Right to die . Terminal care . Terminally ill . Youth and death . Authors: Ramakrishnan, Venki, 1952- .