Aging, biotechnology, and the future

By Green, Robert C., Michael A. Smyer

Subjects: Diagnostic, Genetic aspects, Moral and ethical aspects, Population Dynamics, Alzheimer Disease, Biotechnologie, Aging, genetic aspects, Alzheimer-Krankheit, Alzheimer, Maladie d', Aspect moral, Longevity, Wissenschaftlich-technischer Fortschritt, Medical care, Alzheimer's disease, Langlebigkeit, Aging, psychological aspects, Altern, Genetics, Genetics, technique, Diagnosis, Gentechnologie, Genie genetique, Gesundheitsverhalten, Ethik, Aging, Genetic Techniques, Humangenetik, Aspect genetique, Social aspects, Centenarians, Genetic engineering, Medical genetics, Health Services for the Aged, Longevite, Trends, Psychology, Vieillissement, Genetic engineering, moral and ethical aspects

Description: From the Publisher: 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.