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Dying and Death

In: Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture
Edited by: H. James Birx
Subject:Time Studies
Keywords:death and dying; organisms; senescence

Dying is a process of time that all organisms undergo. from a biological standpoint, dying is synonymous with the concept of aging and metabolic degrading. The biological state or process of aging is known as senescence

A phenomenon known as cellular senescence is a ...

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  Birx, H. J. (2009). Dying and death. In Encyclopedia of time: Science, philosophy, theology, & culture (Vol. 1, pp. 353-356). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963961.n158
  
  Birx, H. J. "Dying and Death." In Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture, edited by Birx, H. James., 353-56. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963961.n158.
  
  Birx, H. J. 2009. Dying and Death. In: H. J. Birx Editor, 2009. Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 353-356 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963961.n158> [Accessed 24 Jul 2021].
  
  Birx, H. J. "Dying and Death." Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 353-56. SAGE Knowledge. 24 Jul 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963961.n158.
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