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001 2008051756
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008 081205s2009 miu b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9780737743043 (hardcover)
020 $a0737743042 (hardcover)
020 $a9780737743036 (pbk.)
020 $a0737743034 (pbk.)
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050 00 $aRA776.75$b.H863 2009
082 00 $a612.6/8$222
245 00 $aHow far should science extend the human lifespan? /$cTamara Thompson, editor.
260 $aDetroit :$bGreenhaven Press,$cc2009.
300 $a116 p. ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aAt issue. Health
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 106-109) and index.
505 00 $tLife extension : an overview /$rKer Than --$tAging is a disease that science should cure /$rJoel Garreau --$tLife extension raises complex social issues /$rGeorge Dvorsky --$tEarly intervention extends life and ensures health /$rS. Jay Olshansky ... [et al.] --$tLonger lifespans could make people feel dissatisfied and less human /$rKer Than --$tOpposition to life extension is based on myths /$rJoão Pedro de Magalhães --$tExtending the human lifespan is a moral imperative /$rGeorge Dvorsky --$tLife-extension technologies can be misused /$rLeon R. Kass --$tScience should extend the human lifespan indefinitely /$rAubrey de Grey --$tScience would be wrong to extend life indefinitely /$rDiana Schaub --$tLife extension widens the gap between rich and poor /$rMelissa Fusco.
650 0 $aLongevity.
700 1 $aThompson, Tamara.
830 0 $aAt issue.$pHealth.