Auf Lager:
6
Buch (Hardcover): Sachbuch
Why We Die
The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality
Produkt bewerten
Verlag:
HarperCollins Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: 2DP9G4E
EAN: 9780063113275
Auf Lager:
6
Zustellung: Do, 25.06.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
-5.7 %
CHF 39.50
CHF 37.25
Beschreibung
"Utterly fascinating. " —Bill Bryson. "An incredible journey. " —Siddhartha Mukherjee. WINNER OF THE 2025 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS PROSE AWARD FOR BEST BOOK ON BIOLOGY. 2025 NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS GOLD WINNER FOR SCIENCE AND COSMOLOGY. A groundbreaking exploration of the science of longevity and mortality—from Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan. The knowledge of death is so terrifying that we live most of our lives in denial of it. One of the most difficult moments of childhood must be when each of us first realizes that not only we but all our loved ones will die—and there is nothing we can do about it. Or at least, there hasn’t been. Today, we are living through a revolution in biology. Giant strides are being made in understanding why we age—and why some species live longer than others. Could we eventually cheat disease and death and live for a very long time, possibly many times our current lifespan. Venki Ramakrishnan, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and former president of the Royal Society, takes us on a riveting journey to the frontiers of biology, asking whether we must be mortal. Covering the recent breakthroughs in scientific research, he examines the cutting edge of efforts to extend lifespan by altering our physiology. But might death serve a necessary biological purpose. What are the social and ethical costs of attempting to live forever. Why We Die. is a narrative of uncommon insight and beauty from one of our leading public intellectuals.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Venki Ramakrishnan
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2024
Format
- Buch (Hardcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 320