The Living End

The New Sciences of Death, Ageing and Immortality
2007
ISBN: 978-0-230-51757-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 504 g

Reihe: Macmillan Science

The decline of infections, starvation, warfare, heart attack and stroke has allowed people to reach extreme old age but ushered in disability, dementia and degenerative disease, with profound consequences for the self and society. Dr Guy Brown explores these vital issues at various levels, from the cell, to the whole body, to society.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brown, G.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction The changing face of death How we die Death in the brain Death is falling apart Death of self and soul Death occurs throughout life Aging Immortality The End

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Guy Brown heads a research group at the University of Cambridge, UK working on cell death in the brain, the heart and in cancer. His previous book The Energy of Life (Harper-Collins/Simon& Schuster) won the Wellcome Trust Prize for popular science.