Aging, biotechnology, and the future

By Green, Robert C., Michael A. Smyer

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