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02783aam a2200301 i 4500 001 24510836975411E680F0A79EDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20161021010057 008 160512s2016 nyu 000 0 eng 010 $a 2016002479 020 $a 0312375212 (hardback) 020 $a 9780312375218 (hardback) 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 100 1 $a Herold, Eve. 245 10 $a Beyond human : $b how cutting-edge science is extending our lives / $c Eve Herold. 264 1 $a New York : $b Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, $c 2016. 300 $a 291 pages ; $c 25 cm 520 $a " Never before in the history of medicine has mankind faced such hope and peril as those of us poised to embrace the radical medical technologies of today. Beyond Human examines the medical technologies taking shape at the nexus of computing, microelectronics, engineering, nanotechnology, cellular and gene therapies, and robotics. These technologies will dramatically transform our lives and allow us to live for hundreds of years. Yet, with these blessings come complicated practical and ethical issues, some of which we can predict, but many we cannot. Beyond Human taps the minds of doctors, scientists, and engineers engaged in developing a host of new technologies while telling the stories of some of the patients courageously testing the radical new treatments about to come into the market. Beyond Human asks the difficult questions of the scientists and bioethicists who seek to ensure that as our bodies and brains become ever more artificial, we hold onto our humanity. In this new world, will everyone have access to technological miracles, or will we end up living in a world of radical disparities? How will society accommodate life spans that extend into hundreds of years? Will we and our descendants be able to bring about the dream of a future liberated by technology, or will we end up merely serving the machines and devices that keep us healthy, smart, young, and alive? "-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-277) and index. 505 0 $a When humans and technology merge -- "Better than the heart I was born with" -- The race to beat kidney, lung, and liver disease -- Got diabetes? There's an app for that -- Jump-started by the U.S. military -- Building a better brain -- The ageless society -- The age of social robots -- Just don't call it transhumanism. 650 0 $a Human reproductive technology $x Moral and ethical aspects. 650 0 $a Bioethics. 941 $a 3 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417013549.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20210804012606.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20161115071235.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=24510836975411E680F0A79EDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search