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The living end
— the future of death, aging and immortality | | Author(s) | Guy Brown |
| Publisher | Macmillan, London, 2008 |
| Pages | 278 pp |
| Source | Macmillan, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hants RG21 6XS. www.macmillandistribution.co.uk |
| Keywords | Death ; Biological ageing. |
| Annotation | The author describes how the new sciences have changed our understanding of death, and how death is likely to change in the future. He also sets out to understand how revolutionary changes in death and the life sciences will affect our concepts of life and death. He explores death and ageing at various levels, from the cell to the whole body, and society. A chapter on "losing your marbles", explains sensory ageing and diseases such as dementia and Parkinson's disease. At the end of each chapter, "interludes" provide a focus on each theme from literature or history. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080327004 B |
| Classmark | CW: BH |
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