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Synopsis
Metchnikoff (1845-1916) was a Russian biologist who studied in Russia and Germany, and after working with Pasteur in Paris, became deputy director of the Pasteur Institute in 1904. Originally published in 1906, his text was translated into English by Mitchell in 1907; an American edition was publish
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Review
"Three chief evils that hang over us are disease, old age, and death. To study and control senescence, Metchnikoff proposed the establishment of a new scientific discipline he named 'gerontology.' In this classic text on the prolongation of life, Metchnikoff suggests that science should be encouraged and helped in every possible way in its task of removing the diseases and habits that now prevent human life from running its normal course, and his belief is that, were the task accomplished, the great cause of pessimism would disappear. Metchnikoff was able to proclaim himself an optimist, and found, in biological science, for the present generation a hope, or at the least an end towards which to work, and for future generations a possible achievement of that hope." - From the Introduction by Gerald Gruman, MD, PhD"
About the Author
Elie Metchnikoff (1845-1916) was Sub-Director of the Pasteur Institute, and a Nobel Prize winner for medicine. Metchnikoff was born in Russia and lived in Paris from 1888, where many of his works were originally published in French. He worked in the fields of embryology, comparative anatomy, pathology, bacteriology and immunology.
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- PublisherSpringer Publishing Co Inc
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0826118763
- ISBN 13 9780826118769
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages360
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