Methuselah Flies: A Case Study In The Evolution Of Aging
Author:   Michael Robertson Rose (Univ Of California, Irvine, Usa) ,  Hardip B Passananti (Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Llp, Irvine, Usa) ,  Margarida Matos (Univ De Lisboa, Portugal)
Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
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9789812387417


Pages:   496
Publication Date:   16 June 2004
Format:   Hardback
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Methuselah Flies presents a trailblazing project on the biology of aging. It describes research on the first organisms to have their lifespan increased, and their aging slowed, by hereditary manipulation. These organisms are fruit flies from the species Drosophila melanogaster, the great workhorse of genetics. Michael Rose and his colleagues have been able to double the lifespan of these insects, and improved their health in numerous respects as well. The study of these flies with postponed aging is one of the best means we have of understanding, and ultimately achieving, the postponement of aging in humans. As such, the carefully presented detail of this book will be of value to research devoted to the understanding and control of aging.

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Author:   Michael Robertson Rose (Univ Of California, Irvine, Usa) ,  Hardip B Passananti (Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Llp, Irvine, Usa) ,  Margarida Matos (Univ De Lisboa, Portugal)
Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Imprint:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 19.30cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 25.60cm
Weight:   1.284kg
ISBN:  

9789812387417


ISBN 10:   9812387412
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   16 June 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Creation and Long-Term Evolution of Methuselah Flies; Stress Resistance, Physiology, and Aging; Reproduction, Nutrition, and Aging; Genetics and Molecular Biology of Methuselah Flies; Reverse Evolution of Methuselah Flies; Aging, Development, and Crowding.

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