Extending the Human Lifespan
Extending the human lifespan is good news for millions of people in their elder years, but is it wise of us to push our boundaries of medical science to do so? This collection of essays debates the topic, allowing readers to think critically and form informed opinions. Essays include whether aging is a disease that Science can cure, whether life extension is ethical, and whether living longer would actually make us 'less human.'
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Extending the Human Lifespan
Extending the human lifespan is good news for millions of people in their elder years, but is it wise of us to push our boundaries of medical science to do so? This collection of essays debates the topic, allowing readers to think critically and form informed opinions. Essays include whether aging is a disease that Science can cure, whether life extension is ethical, and whether living longer would actually make us 'less human.'
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Extending the Human Lifespan

Extending the Human Lifespan

by Tamara Thompson
Extending the Human Lifespan

Extending the Human Lifespan

by Tamara Thompson

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Extending the human lifespan is good news for millions of people in their elder years, but is it wise of us to push our boundaries of medical science to do so? This collection of essays debates the topic, allowing readers to think critically and form informed opinions. Essays include whether aging is a disease that Science can cure, whether life extension is ethical, and whether living longer would actually make us 'less human.'

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780737768374
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date: 09/06/2013
Series: At Issue Series: Health
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range: 15 - 17 Years
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