Chance, Development, and Aging

by Caleb E. Finch and Tom Kirkwood

Book Overview

In Chance, Development, and Aging, two leading biological gerontologists review and evaluate all of the available data to elucidate the respective roles played by genes and chance developmental events in determining the course of aging in individuals. The combination of genetic and external environmental influences provides only an incomplete answer. Inbred laboratory animals, for example, exhibit a wide range of life spans despite having nearly identical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195133617
• ISBN13: 9780195133615
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"