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Extending the human lifespan / (Record no. 346726)

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CONTROL NUMBER
control field 830124271
CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field OCoLC
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20131009143851.9
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 130228s2013 miu d b 001 0 eng
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2013003074
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780737768374 (pbk.)
CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency DLC
Description conventions rda
Language of cataloging eng
Transcribing agency DLC
Modifying agency IG#
-- OCLCO
-- WEA
-- YDXCP
-- SVW
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number RA776.75
Item number .H862 2013
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 613.2
Edition number 23
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Extending the human lifespan /
Statement of responsibility, etc Tamara Thompson, book editor.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 124 pages ;
Dimensions 23 cm.
SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement At issue.
SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "At Issue: Extending the Human Lifespan: Books in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and a challenge to critical thinking skills"--
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Radical life extension : an overview / George Dvorsky -- Aging is a disease that science should cure / David Gems -- Radical life extension raises complex social, economic, and political issues / Bennett Foddy, interviewed by Ross Andersen -- Fears about radical life extension consequences are unrealistic / Sonia Arrison -- Radical life extension is ethical / Russell Blackford -- Life extension medicine can be dangerous / Arlene Weintraub, interviewed by Christie Findlay -- Viable life extension science fights for credibility / Ronald Bailey -- Reasons and methods for promoting our duty to extend healthy life indefinitely / Aubrey de Grey -- Radical life extension would make people less human / Nicholas Agar -- The personal, social and economic case for treating and preventing age related disease / Michael J. Rae et al.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Longevity.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Medical technology
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Aging
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Thompson, Tamara,
Relator term editor of compilation.
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type 01. English Non Fiction
LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
d 613.2 EXT
c 314
Copies
Piece designation (barcode) Koha full call number School Code
BLUE26755613.2 EXTBluefield High School