How far should science extend the human lifespan? / Tamara Thompson, editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009. - 116 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue. Health . - At issue. Health. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-109) and index.

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

ISBN: 9780737743043 (hardcover) 9780737743036 (pbk.) 0737743042 (hardcover) 0737743034 (pbk.)

Source: 1292716 QBI

LCCN: 2008051756

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Longevity.

LC Class. No.: RA776.75 / .H863 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 612.6/8