The Fountain of Youth: Cultural, Scientific, and Ethical Perspectives on a Biomedical GoalStephen G. Post, Robert H. Binstock Oxford University Press, 2004/04/08 - 496 ページ A wide variety of ambitions and measures to slow, stop, and reverse phenomena associated with aging have been part of human culture since early civilization. From alchemy to cell injections to dietary supplements, the list of techniques aimed at altering the processes of aging continues to expand. Charlatans, quacks, and entrpreneurs proffering anti-aging products and practices have always exploited uniformed customers and instilled doubt and apprehension toward practices intended to extend life. Recently, however, the pursuit of longevity has developed into a respectable scientific activity. Many biologists are substantially funded by the government and the private sector to conduct research that they believe will lead to effective anti-aging interventions. While many embrace this quest for "prolongevity"--extended youth and long life--others fear its consequences. If effective anti-aging interventions were achieved, they would likely bring about profound alterations in the experiences of individual and collective life. What if aging could be decelerated to the extent that both average life expectancy and maximum life span would increase by forty percent? What if all humans could live to be centenarians, free of the chronic diseases and disabilities now commonly associated with old age? What if modern scientists could find the modern equivalent to the Fountain of Youth that Ponce de Leon sought? This book addresses these questions by exploring the ramifications of possible anti-aging interventions on both individual and collective life. Through a series of essays, it examines the biomedical goal of prolongevity from cultural, scientific, religious, and ethical perspectives, offering a sweeping view into the future of aging. |
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... Implications of Extending the Human Life Span , 340 Audrey R. Chapman 17. The Prolonged Old , the Long - Lived Society , and the Politics of Age , 362 Robert H. Binstock Epilogue : Extended Life , Eternal Life : A Christian viii Contents.
... Implications of Extending the Human Life Span , 340 Audrey R. Chapman 17. The Prolonged Old , the Long - Lived Society , and the Politics of Age , 362 Robert H. Binstock Epilogue : Extended Life , Eternal Life : A Christian viii Contents.
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... implications for retarding human aging , " ( Journal of Anti - Aging Medicine , 2000 ) ; " The reductive hot- spot hypothesis : An update , " ( Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics , 2000 ) ; " Mitochondrial gene therapy : An arena ...
... implications for retarding human aging , " ( Journal of Anti - Aging Medicine , 2000 ) ; " The reductive hot- spot hypothesis : An update , " ( Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics , 2000 ) ; " Mitochondrial gene therapy : An arena ...
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... Implications Branch of the National Center for Human Genome Research at the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) . Since 1995 , Dr. Juengst has served on the Ethics Committee of the American Society for Gene Therapy , the National ...
... Implications Branch of the National Center for Human Genome Research at the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) . Since 1995 , Dr. Juengst has served on the Ethics Committee of the American Society for Gene Therapy , the National ...
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... implications of the reemergence of infectious and parasitic diseases . During the past 10 years , Dr. Olshansky has been working with colleagues in the biological sciences to develop the modern " biodemographic paradigm " of mortality ...
... implications of the reemergence of infectious and parasitic diseases . During the past 10 years , Dr. Olshansky has been working with colleagues in the biological sciences to develop the modern " biodemographic paradigm " of mortality ...
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... on issues surrounding persons with the dual diagnoses of Down's syndrome and Alzheimer's disease , as well as on the implications of anti - aging research . He is Associate Editor for Ethics of the Encyclopedia of Aging ( xxii Contributors.
... on issues surrounding persons with the dual diagnoses of Down's syndrome and Alzheimer's disease , as well as on the implications of anti - aging research . He is Associate Editor for Ethics of the Encyclopedia of Aging ( xxii Contributors.
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The Perennial Quests for Extended and Eternal Life | 9 |
The Science of Prolongevity | 131 |
Ethical and Social Perspectives on Radical Life Extension | 269 |
Extended Life Eternal Life A Christian Perspective | 387 |
Annotated Bibliography | 397 |
Primary Literary Sources on Prolongevity | 433 |
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