Understanding Ageing: 30 (Developmental and Cell Biology Series, Series Number 30) - Softcover

Holliday, Robin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521478022 ISBN 13: 9780521478021

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

This book presents a completely novel approach to the understanding of ageing, which many believe is an unsolved problem in biology. It explains why ageing exists in animals, and reviews our understanding of it at the biological level. This includes a discussion of the origins and evolution of ageing. The book is not a review of research on ageing, but instead draws on material from a wide range of disciplines, including the very extensive biomedical information about age-related diseases in humans. Understanding Ageing argues that much research needs to be done on the cellular and molecular aspects of ageing, if the origins of these diseases are to be understood, and their prevention made possible. This thought-provoking book will appeal to all students and researchers who are interested in ageing, whether they are working in the clinical or basic research sphere.

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Review

'Robin Holliday offers a superb overview with emphasis on the cellular and molecular biology of ageing ...' Nature

'Holliday writes in a direct and energetic style that makes his text highly readable. I would certainly recommend it to students ... an excellent text.' Linda Partridge, Elsevier Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Book Description

This book presents a novel approach to understanding ageing, which many believe is still an unsolved problem. It explains why ageing exists in animals, reviews our understanding of it at the biological level, discusses ageing's origins, the evolution of ageing and age-related diseases.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521478022
• ISBN 13: 9780521478021
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224