Long for this world : the strange science of immortality
题名:
Long for this world : the strange science of immortality
著者:
Weiner, Jonathan
ISBN:
9780060765361
版:
1st ed.
出版信息:
New York, NY : Ecco, 2010
规格:
x, 310 p. ; 24 cm
一般附注:
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容:
The phoenix. Immortal longings ; The problem of mortality ; Life and death of a cell ; Into the nest of the phoenix -- The hydra. The evolution of aging ; The garbage catastrophe ; The seven deadly things ; The Methuselah wars ; The weakest link -- The good life. Long for this work ; The trouble with immortality ; The everlasting yes and no.
摘要:
This rollicking scientific adventure story is science writing of the highest order and with the highest stakes. Could we live forever? And if we could--would we want to?--From publisher description.
主题:
| Immortalism |
| Longevity |
| Immortality (Philosophy) |
| Science -- Miscellanea |
摘要:
This rollicking scientific adventure story is science writing of the highest order and with the highest stakes. Could we live forever? And if we could--would we want to?--From publisher description.