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The Long and the Short of It

Jonathan Silvertown
pubblicato da The University of Chicago Press

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"[A] whimsical book on aging . . . the author mixes art, science, and humor to brew a highly readable concoction, presenting one aging theory after another." Publishers Weekly

Everything that lives will die. That's the fundamental fact of life. But not everyone dies at the same age: people vary wildly in their patterns of aging and their life spansand that variation is nothing compared to what's found in other animal and plant species.

With The Long and the Short of It, biologist and writer Jonathan Silvertown offers readers a witty and fascinating tour through the scientific study of longevity and aging. Dividing his daunting subject by themedeath, life span, aging, heredity, evolution, and moreSilvertown draws on the latest scientific developments to paint a picture of what we know about how life span, senescence, and death vary within and across species. At every turn, he addresses fascinating questions that have far-reaching implications: What causes aging, and what determines the length of an individual life? What changes have caused the average human life span to increase so dramaticallyfifteen minutes per hourin the past two centuries? If evolution favors those who leave the most descendants, why haven't we evolved to be immortal?

The answers to these puzzles and more emerge from close examination of the whole natural history of life span and aging, from fruit flies, nematodes, redwoods, and much more. The Long and the Short of It pairs a perpetually fascinating topic with a wholly engaging writer, and the result is a supremely accessible book that will reward curious readers of all ages.

"Captivating and enlightening." The New York Times Well Blog

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