Becoming Immortal: Combining Cloning and Stem-Cell Therapy - Couverture souple

Shostak, Stanley

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0791454029 ISBN 13 : 9780791454022

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 2002

Synopsis

Explores how new organs might be engineered via cloning and reproductive technology to achieve human immortality.

Providing the philosophical, practical, and theoretical leverage for abandoning evolution and development in favor of engineering human beings, Becoming Immortal examines the directions biological change might take if civilization were to take charge of its own destiny. With the aid of embryonic manipulation, cloning, and stem-cell therapy, immortality would seem within the reach of future generations. The question is, "Do we presently have the wisdom to undertake creating immortal organisms?" The author examines every facet of this question, from theory to practice, and provides an answer through an in-depth analysis of life and death.

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À propos de l'auteur

Stanley Shostak is Associate Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh and is the author of several books, including Evolution of Sameness and Difference: Perspectives on the Human Genome Project.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0791454029
• ISBN 13: 9780791454022
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 322
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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