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Becoming Immortal: Combining Cloning and Stem-Cell Therapy by Shostak, Stanley
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Book Title
- Becoming Immortal
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9780791454022
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
STATE University of New York Press
ISBN-10
0791454029
ISBN-13
9780791454022
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1938265
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
322 Pages
Publication Name
Becoming Immortal : Combining Cloning and Stem-Cell Therapy
Language
English
Subject
Life Sciences / Cell Biology, Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Life Sciences / Biology
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2001-054944
Reviews
"...provides an interesting context for considering a wide range of moral and policy issues that have been raised in previous debates on biomedical technologies." -- Science "This is a bold and imaginative attempt to open up discussion on several levels--biological and ethical--about a possible development in human evolution, notably, that of our becoming immortal. Shostak lucidly and instructively explains why it is that complex cellular life has evolved in a mortal fashion and how developments in biotechnology and increases in our understanding of life will, at some point in the future, enable us to create immortal human beings." -- Keith Ansell-Pearson, University of Warwick "The author has a very interesting and compelling argument for immortality, whereby the provocative implication of this book is that, far from being a pipe-dream, human immortality is a biological possibility. It's a very informative presentation of the pertinent biology and history of biology, with some reference to the larger ethical and political implications of the subject." -- Robert M. Johnson, Castleton College
Dewey Edition
21
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
612.6
Table Of Content
Preface Prologue 1. Quo Vadis? Why Become Immortal? Has Life Changed? "Hello, Dolly!" and Salutations to Stem Cells Why We Are Not Immortal Or What Is Life Anyway? Achieving Immortality through Biotechnology 2. Why Immortality Cannot Evolve 45 Where Does Longevity Come From, and Why Has Evolution Made Us Mortal Rather than Immortal? What Is an Evolutionary View of Longevity, And Why Are the Prospects so Bleak for Achieving Immortality through Evolution? Afterword: Immortality Triumphant! 3. Why Immortality Cannot Develop Development's "Why, Where, What, When, How, and Why?" Development According to Embryologists and Developmental Biologists Conclusions 4. Life's Fundamental Feature: Devolution Getting Down to Basics: Life Begins An Introduction to Devolution The Devolution of Eucarya The Devolution of Sex The Devolution of Metazoa The Devolution of Life Histories The Devolution of Death Conclusions 5 Making Immortals: From Blastocyst to Generator Taking Another Look at Cloning Taking Another Look at Stem Cells Making Immortals Making Generators Epilogue: Reprise and Prediction Prospects for Immortalization Adjustments Required by Immortalization At What Cost Endnotes Glossary Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Explores how new organs might be engineered via cloning and reproductive technology to achieve human immortality., 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., 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.
LC Classification Number
QH442.2.S564 2002
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