Sex and the Origins of Death |
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| Author:
| Clark, William R. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-510644-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1996 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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In Sex and the Origins of Death, William R. Clark looks at life and death at the level of the cell, as he addresses such profound questions as why we age, why death exists, and why death and sex go hand in hand. Whether describing a 62 year old man having a major heart attack (and how his myocardial cells rupture and die), or discussing curious life forms that defy any definition of life (including bacterial spores, which can regenerate after decades of inactivity, and viruses, which...
More DescriptionIn Sex and the Origins of Death, William R. Clark looks at life and death at the level of the cell, as he addresses such profound questions as why we age, why death exists, and why death and sex go hand in hand. Whether describing a 62 year old man having a major heart attack (and how his myocardial cells rupture and die), or discussing curious life forms that defy any definition of life (including bacterial spores, which can regenerate after decades of inactivity, and viruses, which are nothing more than DNA or RNA wrapped in protein), this brilliant, profound volume illuminates the miraculous workings of life at its most elemental level and finds in these tiny spaces the answers to some of our largest questions.