Evolutionary Biology of Aging

Michael R Rose author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:5th Jan '95

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Evolutionary Biology of Aging cover

In this provocative book on the process of growing old, Michael Rose goes right to the heart of the fundamental "unsolved problem" of biology. Why do we grow old? The proposed theory is that to understand aging we must understand its evolution; only then do its taxonomic distribution and its genetic and physiological mechanisms become intelligible. Evidence is produced from the fields of cell biology, physiology, and gerontology.

Reviews from the hardback edition: ...Fills a long empty space on the evolutionary biological bookshelf Times Higher Education Supplement A welcome addition to the bookshelf... Nature

ISBN: 9780195095302

Dimensions: 233mm x 154mm x 18mm

Weight: 369g

240 pages