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IMMORTALITY : HOW SCIENCE IS EXTENDING YOUR LIFE SPAN & CHANGING THE WORLD (VOL. 1)
Bova, Ben
2000 001076 Soft Cover. As New/No Jacket. 5-1/2 x 8. While this book is about the coming conquest by science of aging and death, it is actually a lively overview of the exciting work being done in biomedical research today. Prolific science-fiction writer Bova, who has some 90 futuristic books to his credit, bases his claim that some people alive today will achieve immortality on his belief that genetic research is progressing so rapidly that within the next 50 years the key to aging, which lies within the body's cells, will inevitably be unlocked. Taking the reader inside the cell to explain current theories about aging and death, Bova, who is singularly adept at interpreting scientific concepts for nonscientists, gives a short and snappy biology lesson on genes, DNA, and cells. For those wanting more information, back-of-the-book essays on bacteria, DNA, and the genetic code expand on the coverage in the main text. Bova then discusses the use of gene therapy for treating diabetes, sickle-cell anemia, cytic fibrosis, Downs syndrome, and cancer and predicts its techniques will become the tool for extending human life once the human genome has been mapped and all the genes involved in aging identified. --- 283 pages. Avon Books 0380793180 / 9780380793181
Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.
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IMMORTALITY: HOW SCIENCE IS EXTENDING YOUR LIFESPAN AND CHANGING THE WORLD
Bova, Ben
2000 21623 That arresting statement sounds as if it might come from a science fiction story. But it is astonishing, exciting fact-as explained by Dr. Ben Bova. In his distinguished career, Dr. Bova has predicted many scientific developments. Now he explores the future effects of science and technology on the human life span and discovers that one day, death will no longer be the inevitable end of life. Dr. Bova guides readers through worldwide research into the biochemical processes that causes aging and death, and shows what scientists are discovering about stopping, perhaps even reversing them. With crystal-clear prose, Dr. Bova explains how science could maintain the youth and vigor of a fifty-year-old indefinitely and the consequences for marriage and family ties. He also offers provocative thoughts on the tumultuous societal consequences of such biomedical breakthroughs, as greatly extended life spans and virtual immortality transform institutions like Medicare, Social Security, pension plans, life insurance, even the very foundations of work and retirement. Here is a compelling, startling, understandable, and vitally important study of humankind's greatest challenge - and most tantalizing opportunity.The first immortals are already living among us. You might be one of them. That arresting statement sounds as if it might come from a science fiction story. But it is astonishing, exciting fact-as explained by Dr. Ben Bova. In his distinguished career, Dr. Bova has predicted many scientific developments. Now he explores the future effects of science and technology on the human life span and discovers that one day, death will no longer be the inevitable end of life. Dr.Bova guides readers through worldwide research into the biochemical processes that causes aging and death, and shows what scientists are discovering about stopping, perhaps even reversing them. With crystal-clear prose, Dr. Bova explains how science could maintain the youth and vigor of a fifty-year-old indefinitely and the consequences for marriage and family ties. He also offers provocative thoughts on the tumultuous societal consequences of such biomedical breakthroughs, as greatly extended life spans and virtual immortality transform institutions like Medicare, Social Security, pension plans, life insurance, even the very foundations of work and retirement. Here is a compelling, startling, understandable, and vitally important study of humankind's greatest challenge - and most tantalizing opportunity. Author Biography: Ben Bova has been a presence in science fiction for more than four decades. He is a past president of the Science Fiction Writers of America and the former editor of Analog. The recipient of the Hugo and other awards, he has written dozens of novels, including Mars, Voyagers, and Death Dream-as well as Moonrise and Moonwar, the firsts two books of his acclaimed Moonbase Saga. He lives in Florida with his wife, Barbara Bova. From The Critics Publishers Weekly The quest for human immortality is ongoing in science labs around the world, and the possibility is now closer to science fact than fiction, claims Bova, who as a veteran and prolific author of science books (Space Travel, etc.) and SF (Moonwar, etc.) might know. Bova admits that few scientists would agree with that claim but that scientists "are usually not the best predictors of their own futures." Again Bova lives up to his reputation of writing straightforward, understandable prose to explain recent scientific advances. We are entering the fourth era of medicine, he observes, one in which science is working on solving the riddle of aging. He leads readers through a tautological compendium of the mechanics of cellular life and death. Why do certain bacteria and cancer cells apparently live forever, when those trillions that make up the human body are subject to senescence and death? Is aging caused by entropy, the genetic damage that accumulates daily until our genes are unable to repair themselves? Or is it a by-product of the progressive shortening of th HarperCollins Publishers 0-380-79318-0 / 9780380793181
Paperback As New Condition Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.
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WELCOME TO MOON BASE
Bova, Ben
1987 4001063 From Publishers Weekly: With the premise that man returns to the moon in 1999 and establishes a permanent base there by 2020, science fiction author and editor Bova here fashions an intriguing "manual" for pioneers arriving at the lunar community. With 50 detailed illustrations by NASA artist Rawlings, the guidebook covers Moonbase history, architecture, ecology, transportation, science projects, jobs, training, industries, tourism, sports ("lunar jai alai"), entertainment, day-to-day life, duties, rights and laws: "No one is allowed to walk on the surface alone, except in the specially marked 'Moonwalk Lanes.' " Combining fact and fiction in this "future history," Bova presents a compelling and persuasive argument for mankind's continual exploration of the moon and the establishment of a base on the lunar surface. (Book Club edition) Ballantine Books 0-345-32859-0 / 9780345328595
Hard Cover As New As New Book Jacket New York out of Print
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