Radical Life Extension: Technological Aspects

Authors :: Aubrey de Grey
Source :: Religion and the Implications of Radical Life Extension ISBN: 9781349374700
Publication Year :: 2009
Publisher :: Palgrave Macmillan US, 2009.
Abstract: What is aging? No one definition suits all contexts, but for the purposes of this chapter, the term can be defined quite precisely: aging is a progressive, lifelong process of alterations to the structure of the body that eventually compromise its function, culminating in death.

Subjects :: Structure (mathematical logic)
Life extension
Risk analysis (engineering)
Computer science
Process (engineering)
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Compromise
Function (engineering)
Term (time)
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ISBN :: 978-1-349-37470-0
ISBNs :: 9781349374700
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: Religion and the Implications of Radical Life Extension ISBN: 9781349374700
Accession number :: edsair.doi...........488bbce98c2e6cc98637f31146f96b0b
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230100725_2