Finding the fountain of youth : the science and controversy behind extending life and cheating death / Aharon W. Zorea.

Author
Zorea, Aharon W. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]
Description
xii, 389 pages ; 26 cm

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    Subject(s)
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Myth, magic, and folklore : immortality in the eras before science
    • Changes in religious faith and the rise of anti-aging science
    • Enlightened aging
    • Anti-aging in the industrial age
    • Anti-aging in the twenty-first century : from theory to practice
    • What is life, that we may extend it?
    • What is death, that we might delay it?
    • What makes us look younger?
    • What makes us feel younger?
    • What kills us (and how can we escape)?
    • What can we do now to extend our life without a prescription?
    • What can we do now to extend our life with a prescription and future technology?
    ISBN
    • 9781440837982 ((hardcopy ; : alk. paper))
    • 1440837988 ((hardcopy ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2016051907
    OCLC
    962750221
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