Aging, Biotechnology, and the Future - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0801887887 ISBN 13: 9780801887888

Casa editrice: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 2008

Riassunto

This wide-ranging, multidisciplinary collection examines how advances in medicine and technology are affecting the aging process and the lives of elderly persons.

In analyzing the state of biotechnology, these essays applaud the positive—extended longevity and the potential for greater quality of life—while probing such ethical quandaries as presymptomatic genetic testing, therapeutic cloning, antiaging technologies, and the transhumanist movement. The volume includes discussions about the respective roles of health care professionals, government, and individuals in shaping a workable regulatory framework and unifying multiple perspectives to make the biotechnology revolution beneficial to all.

Featuring contributions from renowned scholars of religion, ethics, philosophy, psychology, law, medicine and nursing, and gerontology,Aging, Biotechnology, and the Future illuminates the promises and perils of growing old in the biomedical age.

Contributors: George J. Annas, Jessica Brommelhoff, Lisa Sowle Cahill, Margaret Gatz, Pamela J. Grace, Robert C. Green, Fernando A. Guerra, Rose M. Harvey, Kathy J. Horvath, Ann C. Hurley, Robert Lanza, Karen Lebacqz, Erin Linnenbringer, Maxwell J. Mehlman, Toni P. Miles, Sarah Moses, Thomas T. Perls, Leonard W. Poon, Catherine Y. Read, J. Scott Roberts, Diane Scott-Jones, Thomas A. Shannon, Richard L. Sprott, Rosemarie Tong, Laurie Zoloth

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Recensione:

"This is a brilliant and useful book that summarizes much information from different points of view into a unified whole... So vibrant in its clarity, so audacious in its thinking, it adds much to the luster of this remarkable book, one that deserves a wide readership."

(Doody's Review Service)

"A comprehensive yet concise, simple-to-read synopsis of the issue involving modern biotechnology/aging research... Highly recommended."

(Choice)

"A thought-provoking starting point for anyone interested in the varied and reciprocal implications of population aging and developments in biotechnology."

(Stephen J. Cutler, PhD Gerontologist)

"An approachable... collection of essays"

(Gareth Southwell Metapsychology)

L'autore:

Catherine Y. Read, Ph.D., R.N., is an associate professor of adult health and associate dean of the Undergraduate Program at the Boston College School of Nursing.Robert C. Green, M.D., M.P.H., is a professor of neurology, medicine, and epidemiology at the Boston University School of Medicine.Michael A. Smyer, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology and director of the Center on Aging and Work at Boston College. He is the coeditor ofChallenges of an Aging Society, also published by Johns Hopkins.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0801887887
• ISBN 13: 9780801887888
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 266
• Redattore: Read Catherine Y. Ph.D., Green Robert C. M.D., Smyer Michael A.