The semi-artificial man

By Harold M. Schmeck

Subjects: Medical Ethics, Transplantation, Medical ethics, Artificial organs, Prosthesis, Artificial Organs, Transplantation of organs, tissues, Prostheses and Implants

Description: It is the purpose of this book to give the reader a glimpse of certain fields of medical research that seem both exciting at present and portentous for the future. The chapters that follow pursue two central subjects: the transplantation of organs from one individual to another and the development of artificial substitutes for functioning parts of the human body. - Preface.