Cheating death : the promise and the future impact of trying to live forever / Martin Cetron and Owe...
Cheating death : the promise and the future impact of trying to live forever / Martin Cetron and Owe...
Cheating death : the promise and the future impact of trying to live forever / Martin Cetron and Owen Davies.
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Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.
Date
1998.
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N305.26/80
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 229 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. The Coming Triumph over Aging -- Ch. 2. The Culture of Mortality -- Ch. 3. Social Insecurity -- Ch. 4. Farewell to Big Medicine -- Ch. 5. Other Lands, Same Problems -- Ch. 6. Planning for Extra Decades -- Ch. 7. Enduring Values for Extended Life -- Afterword: Five Challenges for the Perimorta...
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Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1998.
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Summary
Should people want to live forever? It is one of man's oldest aspirations and it might become a reality: With advances in medicine and new gene research, the human life span could extend to hundreds of years. But is such longevity a good thing? Cheating Death examines every side of the dilemma of aging - from the promises of science to the conseque...
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Cheating death : the promise and the future impact of trying to live forever / Martin Cetron and Owen Davies.
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N305.26/80
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74VMb0pmM0gg
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ISBN
0312180659
9780312180652
DDC
305.26
MMS ID
991000915589702626
