Aging in AmericaOlivia J. Smith H.W. Wilson, 2000 - 190 Seiten Presents more than twenty articles and book excerpts on various topics related to aging Americans, including the aging of the Baby Boomers, elder care, retirement, aging workers, government involvement, American perceptions of aging, and new possibilities for the aged. |
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... spans from a world average of 66 years today to closer to 110 or 120 years - what scientists believe to be our " natural life span " because many individuals have lived that long . Some scientists talk of pushing the boundaries fur ...
... spans from a world average of 66 years today to closer to 110 or 120 years - what scientists believe to be our " natural life span " because many individuals have lived that long . Some scientists talk of pushing the boundaries fur ...
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... span roughly equal to 150 human years . But " the gloom is gone " in gerontology , declares Steven Austad , a University of Idaho zoolo- gist who studies aging . Researchers have inserted genes in fruit flies that extend their lives ...
... span roughly equal to 150 human years . But " the gloom is gone " in gerontology , declares Steven Austad , a University of Idaho zoolo- gist who studies aging . Researchers have inserted genes in fruit flies that extend their lives ...
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... span rheostat and peered at its wiring . And if the genes also resemble ones that researchers are racing to find in ... span is hormonally regulated , it shouldn't be very hard to change it . I find that almost frightening . I ...
... span rheostat and peered at its wiring . And if the genes also resemble ones that researchers are racing to find in ... span is hormonally regulated , it shouldn't be very hard to change it . I find that almost frightening . I ...
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Editors Introduction | 3 |
The Virtues of Aging | 157 |
Bibliography | 175 |
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