{"product_id":"sex-and-death-in-protozoa-the-history-of-obsession-paperback-9780521056700","title":"Sex and Death in Protozoa; The History of Obsession (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521056700","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSex and Death in Protozoa\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe History of Obsession\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGraham Bell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521056700, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 March 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.336 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...Bell has clearly shown that a senescent body of data can be rejuvenated when it is mixed with fresh new ideas.\"   Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIs ageing inevitable, or can senescence and death be evaded? Large animals and plants always age if they live long enough; even individual cells from their bodies cannot continue living and dividing indefinitely. Whether or not single-celled organisms also age and die, and what relation sex bore to the process of senescence, was the subject of vigorous debate and experimentation early in the last century. In this book, Dr Bell disinters and reanalyzes these forgotten experiments, and argues that protozoan lineages do indeed senesce, as the result of an accumulated load of mutations that can be shed only through sexual reproduction. This unexpected connection between sex and death is the central theme of a book that will interest all students of evolutionary biology, sexuality and senescence.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The question of protozoan immortality\u003cbr\u003e 2. Sex and reproduction in ciliates and others\u003cbr\u003e 3. Isolation cultures\u003cbr\u003e 4. The fate of isolate cultures\u003cbr\u003e 5. The culture environment\u003cbr\u003e 6. Does sex rejuvenate?\u003cbr\u003e 7. Germinal senescence in multicellular organisms\u003cbr\u003e 8. The ratchet\u003cbr\u003e 9. Soma and germ\u003cbr\u003e 10. Mortality and immmortality in the germ line\u003cbr\u003e 11. The function of sex\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index of first authors\u003cbr\u003e Index of genera\u003cbr\u003e Index of subjects.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Protozoa [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Protozoa\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Protozoa%20%5BPSGN%5D%22\"\u003ePSGN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005641675032,"sku":"9780521056700","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521056700i_7329a379-7e45-4da1-9c9c-bef4f522f3ba.jpg?v=1694968807","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sex-and-death-in-protozoa-the-history-of-obsession-paperback-9780521056700","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}