9780801887888 : aging-biotechnology-and-the-future-read-green-smyer

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Format	Hardback
Published	June 16, 2008
ISBN-13	9780801887888
Language	English
Pages	296
Words	100000
Line drawings, black and white	4
Height	9.00 Inches (US)
Width	6.00 Inches (US)
Thickness	0.95 Inches (US)
Unit weight	1.25 Pounds (US)
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Aging, Biotechnology, and the Future

Name: Aging, Biotechnology, and the Future
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ISBN: 9780801887888

Edited by Catherine Y. Read, Robert C. Green and Michael A. Smyer

Johns Hopkins University Press

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

About the Authors

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 of Challenges of an Aging Society, also published by Johns Hopkins.

Reviews

"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."

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

"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

Publisher	Johns Hopkins University Press
Series	Gerontology
BISAC Subject Headings	MEDICAL / Geriatrics (90 Titles) MEDICAL / Ethics (255 Titles) MEDICAL / Genetics (29 Titles)
BIC Subject Headings	Geriatric medicine (99 Titles) Medical ethics & professional conduct (257 Titles) Medical genetics (30 Titles)
US school grade range	From 17

Format	Hardback
Published	June 16, 2008
ISBN-13	9780801887888
Language	English
Pages	296
Words	100000
Line drawings, black and white	4
Height	9.00 Inches (US)
Width	6.00 Inches (US)
Thickness	0.95 Inches (US)
Unit weight	1.25 Pounds (US)
List Prices	$52.00 USD, £43.00 GBP
ONIX	v2.1 Reference