Coping With Methuselah
Subtitle: The Impact of Molecular Biology on Medicine and Society
Contributors: Brookings Institution (Corporate Author); Henry J. Aaron (Editor); William B. Schwartz (Editor)
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: February 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780815700395
Subjects: Impact of science & technology on society; Molecular biology; Old age; Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology; Science; Social aspects; Science/Mathematics; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Congresses; Life expectancy; Longevity
First sentence: THE CAPACITY TO manipulate the genetic templates that shape all living beings was long the plaything of science fiction.