Cutting-Edge Medicine

by Buffy Silverman

Overview

Will we one day be able to regrow limbs? 3-D print custom dentures? Wear a contact lens to monitor our health? It sounds like science fiction, but advances like these are driving real medical research. Dive into the fascinating, fast-changing world of medical breakthroughs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781541589360
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/01/2020
Series:	Searchlight Books T - Cutting-Edge STEM
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	790L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Buffy Silverman is the author of more than 90 nonfiction books for children, featuring topics from alligators to video games. Look for her nature-inspired poetry in anthologies and children's magazines, and visit her at www.buffysilverman.com.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 What Is a Medical Breakthrough? 4

Chapter 2 Stopping Diseases Before They Start 9

Chapter 3 Treating Injuries and Curing Diseases 14

Chapter 4 The Future of Medicine 23

Glossary 30

Learn More about Medical Breakthroughs 31

Index 32