What is death? : a scientist looks at the cycle of life / Tyler Volk.
Publication details: New York : John Wiley & Sons, c2002.Description: 255 p. ; 25 cmISBN:- 0471375446 (cloth : alk. paper)
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- QP87 .V65 2002
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"A Peter N. Nevraumont book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-248) and index.
Introduction: Death, thus life. Pt. 1. BRAIN : The three-pound miracle ; We live in two different worlds ; The grateful self. Pt. 2. CULTURE : Nobody just dies ; Managing terror ; Death with interconnected dignity. Pt. 3. BIOSPHERE : Sex and catastrophic senescence ; Lifespan and life span ; Little deaths, big lives ; Life and death at the smallest scale. Conclusion : Eternity's Sunrise.
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