000 -LEADER |
fixed length control field |
02270cam a2200361 i 4500 |
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 |