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Methuselah Flies

A Case Study in the Evolution of Aging

By: Michael Robertson Rose,Hardip Brar Passananti,Margarida Matos

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Methuselah Flies

A Case Study in the Evolution of Aging

By: Michael Robertson Rose,Hardip Brar Passananti,Margarida Matos

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.Methuselah Flies: ? is a tightly edited distillation of twenty years of work by many scientists? contains the original publications regarding the longer-lived fruit flies? offers commentaries on each of the topics covered ? new, short essays that put the individual research papers in a wider context? gives full access to the original data ? captures the scientific significance of postponed aging for a wide academic audienc

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World Scientific

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9812387412

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9789812387417

The Literary Institution in Portugal Since the Thirties

An Analysis Under Special Consideration of the Publishing Market

By: Margarida Rendeiro

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The Literary Institution in Portugal Since the Thirties

An Analysis Under Special Consideration of the Publishing Market

By: Margarida Rendeiro

Despite the numerous studies of the politics, economy, culture, and society of the Estado Novo, the relations established between publishers, authors, and governmental institutions and their contribution to the making of the literary canon are still marginal subjects of analysis. Based on the systems theories developed by Bourdieu, Dubois and Even-Zohar, this study focuses on the cultural production produced during the Estado Novo (1933-1974) and after the Revolution (1974-2004), within their political, economic and social framework. The chapters on José Saramago and José Luís Peixoto show them as examples of literary consecration that confirm the systemic relations in the Portuguese literary field. This research makes use of a survey on habits of purchase of Portuguese fiction, interviews with publishers, original statistical analyses, and takes a new approach to the study of Portuguese literature.

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Peter Lang

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3034300506

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Methuselah Flies

A Case Study in the Evolution of Aging

By: Michael Robertson Rose,Hardip Brar Passananti,Margarida Matos

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A Case Study in the Evolution of Aging

By: Michael Robertson Rose,Hardip Brar Passananti,Margarida Matos

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The Literary Institution in Portugal Since the Thirties

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