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Sex and the origins of death / William R. Clark.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clark, William R., 1938- author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cell death.
- Death (Biology).
- Apoptosis.
- Sex (Biology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (205 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In Sex and the Origins of Death, Professor William Clark looks at life and death at a cellular level, as he addresses questions such as why we age, why death exists, and why sex and death go hand in hand.
- Contents:
- Contents; Prologue; 1. Death of a Cell; 2. A Second Face of Death; 3. Sex, Segregation, and the Origins of Cellular Death; 4. From Sex to Death: The Puzzle of Senescence; 5. A Hierarchy of Cells: The Definition of Brain Death; 6. Standing at the Abyss: Viruses, Spores and the Meaning of Life; 7. Coming to Closure; Epilogue; Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1996.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-185) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-770198-1
- 0-19-802660-9
- OCLC:
- 475955721
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