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The Evolution of Death
Author | : Stanley Shostak |
Publsiher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2012-02-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780791480816 |
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Argues that death is not unchanging, but rather has evolved over time.
The Evolutionary Origins of Life and Death
Author | : Pierre M. Durand |
Publsiher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2020-12-21 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 022674762X |
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The question of why an individual would actively kill itself has long been an evolutionary mystery. Pierre M. Durand’s ambitious book answers this question through close inspection of life and death in the earliest cellular life. As Durand shows us, cell death is a fascinating lens through which to examine the interconnectedness, in evolutionary terms, of life and death. It is a truism to note that one does not exist without the other, but just how does this play out in evolutionary history? These two processes have been studied from philosophical, theoretical, experimental, and genomic angles, but no one has yet integrated the information from these various disciplines. In this work, Durand synthesizes cellular studies of life and death looking at the origin of life and the evolutionary significance of programmed cellular death. The exciting and unexpected outcome of Durand’s analysis is the realization that life and death exhibit features of coevolution. The evolution of more complex cellular life depended on the coadaptation between traits that promote life and those that promote death. In an ironic twist, it becomes clear that, in many circumstances, programmed cell death is essential for sustaining life.
The Routledge History of Death Since 1800
Author | : Peter N. Stearns |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 584 |
Release | : 2020-10-14 |
Genre | : Death |
ISBN | : 036713716X |
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The Routledge History of Death Since 1800 looks at how death has been treated and dealt with in modern history - the history of the past 250 years - in a global context, through a mix of definite, often quantifiable changes and a complex, qualitative assessment of the subject. The book is divided into three parts, with the first considering major trends in death history and identifying widespread patterns of change and continuity in the material and cultural features of death since 1800. The second part turns to specifically regional experiences, and the third offers more specialized chapters on key topics in the modern history of death. Historical findings and debates feed directly into a current and prospective assessment of death, as many societies transition into patterns of ageing that will further alter the death experience and challenge modern reactions. Thus, a final chapter probes this topic, by way of introducing the links between historical experience and current trajectories, ensuring that the book gives the reader a framework for assessing the ongoing process, as well as an understanding of the past. Global in focus and linking death to a variety of major developments in modern global history, the volume is ideal for all those interested in the multifaceted history of how death is dealt with in different societies over time and who want access to the rich and growing historiography on the subject. Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license at https: //tandfbis.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9780429028274_oachapter1.pdf.
Becoming Immortal
Author | : Stanley Shostak |
Publsiher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2002-04-11 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0791454010 |
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Explores how new organs might be engineered via cloning and reproductive technology to achieve human immortality.
The Place of Death in Evolution
Author | : Newman Smyth (i.e. Samuel Phillips Newman) |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 1897 |
Genre | : Death |
ISBN | : OCLC:976717 |
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The Evolutionary Origins of Life and Death
Author | : Pierre M. Durand |
Publsiher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2020-12-09 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780226747934 |
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The question of why an individual would actively kill itself has long been an evolutionary mystery. Pierre M. Durand’s ambitious book answers this question through close inspection of life and death in the earliest cellular life. As Durand shows us, cell death is a fascinating lens through which to examine the interconnectedness, in evolutionary terms, of life and death. It is a truism to note that one does not exist without the other, but just how does this play out in evolutionary history? These two processes have been studied from philosophical, theoretical, experimental, and genomic angles, but no one has yet integrated the information from these various disciplines. In this work, Durand synthesizes cellular studies of life and death looking at the origin of life and the evolutionary significance of programmed cellular death. The exciting and unexpected outcome of Durand’s analysis is the realization that life and death exhibit features of coevolution. The evolution of more complex cellular life depended on the coadaptation between traits that promote life and those that promote death. In an ironic twist, it becomes clear that, in many circumstances, programmed cell death is essential for sustaining life.
Death on Earth
Author | : Jules Howard |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2016-03-10 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781472915108 |
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There is nothing more life-affirming than understanding death in all its forms. Natural selection depends on death; little would evolve without it. Every animal on Earth is shaped by its presence and fashioned by its spectre. We are all survivors of starvation, drought, volcanic eruptions, meteorites, plagues, parasites, predators, freak weather events, tussles and scraps, and our bodies are shaped by these ancient events. Some animals live for just a few hours as adults, others prefer to kill themselves rather than live unnecessarily for longer than they are needed, and there are a number of animals that can live for centuries. There are parasites that drive their hosts to die awful deaths, and parasites that manipulate their hosts to live longer, healthier lives. There is death in life. Amongst all of this, there is us, the upright ape; perhaps the first animal in the history of the universe fully conscious that death really is going to happen to us all in the end. With a narrative featuring a fish with a fake eye, the oldest animal in the world, the immortal jellyfish and some of the world's top death-investigating biologists, Death on Earth explores the never-ending cycle of death and the impact death has on the living, and muses on how evolution and death affect us every single day. Why are we so weird about death? Where does this fear come from? Why are we so afraid of ageing? And how might knowledge of ageing in other animals help us live better lives, free of the diseases of old age?
The Chances of Death and Other Studies in Evolution
Author | : Karl Pearson |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 1897 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
ISBN | : UOM:39015001671752 |
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