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How far should science extend the human lifespan? / Tamara Thompson, editor.

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Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009.

9780737743043 (hardcover)

0737743042 (hardcover)

9780737743036 (pbk.)

0737743034 (pbk.)

At issue. Health

116 p. ; 24 cm.

Life extension : an overview / Ker Than -- Aging is a disease that science should cure / Joel Garreau -- Life extension raises complex social issues / George Dvorsky -- Early intervention extends life and ensures health / Jay Olshansky, Daniel Perry, Richard Miller, and Robert Butler -- Longer lifespans could make people feel dissatisfied and less human / Ker Than -- Opposition to life extension is based on myths / Joatildeo Pedro de -- Life extension compromises intergenerational justice -- Extending the human lifespan is a moral imperative / George Dvorsky -- Life extension technologies can be misused / Leon Kass -- Science should extend the human lifespan indefinitely / Aubrey de Grey -- Science would be wrong to extend life indefinitely / Diana Schaub -- Life extension widens the gap between rich and poor / Melissa Fusco.

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