Silvertown, Jonathan W., <br/><br/>
The long and the short of it :  the science of life span and aging / 
Jonathan Silvertown. 
 - 194 pages ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Death and immortality: destination 1 -- An hourglass on the run: life span -- After many a summer: aging -- The eternal thing: heredity -- Green age: plants -- The visionary solution: natural selection -- Semele's sacrifice: suicide -- Live fast, die young: pace -- Forever young?: mechanisms. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226757896 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013021536 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Longevity.<br/>Life spans (Biology)<br/>Aging.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QP85  / .S495 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>612.6/8