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Mitteldorf, Josh, author.

Cracking the aging code : the new science of growing old--and what it means for staying young / Josh Mitteldorf and Dorion Sagan.

First edition.

New York : Flatiron Books, 2016.

viii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

"Theoretical biologist Josh Mitteldorf and ... ecological philosopher Dorion Sagan [posit] that evolution and aging are even more complex and breathtaking than we originally thought. Using ... multidisciplinary science, as well as reviewing the history of our understanding about evolution, this book makes the case that aging is not something that 'just happens,' nor is it the result of wear and tear or a genetic inevitability. Rather, aging has a fascinating evolutionary purpose: to stabilize populations and ecosystems, which are ever-threatened by cyclic swings that can lead to extinction"-- Provided by publisher.

Aging -- Physiological aspects.

Sagan, Dorion, 1959- author.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Your inner stalker -- How a lifelong obsession with aging and health became my career -- You are not a car : your body does not "wear out" -- The say of some flesh : the varieties of aging experience -- Darwin in a straitjacket : tracing modern evolutionary theory -- Theories of aging and aging of theories -- When aging was young : replicative senescence -- When aging was even younger : apoptosis -- The balance of nature : demographic homeostasis -- So we all don't die at once : wiles of the black queen -- Live longer right now -- The near future of aging -- All tomorrow's parties.

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