Weiner, Jonathan. <br/><br/>
Long for this world :  the strange science of immortality / 
Jonathan Weiner. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York, NY :  Ecco,  c2010. 
 - x, 310 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-297) and index. 
<br/><br/>The phoenix. Immortal longings ; The problem of mortality ; Life and death of a cell ; Into the nest of the phoenix -- The hydra. The evolution of aging ; The garbage catastrophe ; The seven deadly things ; The Methuselah wars ; The weakest link -- The good life. Long for this work ; The trouble with immortality ; The everlasting yes and no. 
<br/><br/> This rollicking scientific adventure story is science writing of the highest order and with the highest stakes. Could we live forever? And if we could--would we want to?--From publisher description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0060765364 (hbk.) 9780060765361 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010281734 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Immortalism.<br/>Longevity.<br/>Immortality (Philosophy)<br/>Science--Miscellanea.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QP85  / .W425 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>612.6 WEI