01886nam a22002657a 4500 20240627163642.0 240627b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781529369250 AL eng 23 571 RAMW Venki Ramakrishnan 171826 Why we die: The new science of ageing and the quest for immortality London Hodder Press 2024 x,310p. PB 23x15cm. General 553 559.00 ₹ 699.00 20% 01-05-2024 The knowledge of death is so terrifying that we live most of our lives in denial of it. Our fear of death has underpinned our religions, inspired our cultures, and also driven our science. Today we are living through a revolution in biology. Giant strides are being made in our understanding of why we age and die, and why some species live longer than others. Immortality, once a faint hope, has never been more within our grasp. Here, Nobel Prize-winning biologist Venki Ramakrishnan offers a definitive look at why we die - and whether we can do anything about it. Covering the recent breakthroughs in scientific research, he examines the cutting edge of efforts to extend lifespan by altering our natural biology and how this raises profound questions. Although we might not like it, might death might serve a necessary biological purpose? And what are the social and ethical costs of attempting to live forever? As science advances, we have much to gain. But might we also have much to lose? Why We Die is a narrative of uncommon insight and beauty from one of our leading public intellectuals. Immortal Gene 171798 Biological Clock 171799 Lowly Worm 171800 Death (Biology) 171825 Aging 171827 RAMAKRISHNAN (Venki) 171801 ddc BK 231327 231327 0 0 ddc 0 0 PSY AL AL 2024-05-14 Biblios Book Point Surathkal Mangalore 575014 559.00 2 571 RAMW 077188 2025-07-19 13:06:53 2025-07-11 699.00 2024-06-27 BK