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OverviewRegenerative medicine and human life extension are among the most cutting-edge pursuits in science, and potentially among the most profitable. In Merchants of Immortality, Stephen S. Hall offers both an expose of this fascinating science and a case study of the billion-dollar industry that has grown up around it. At the center of the field are stem cell research and cloning -- topics of continuous ethical debate -- and the stem cell legislation that has unintentionally created a strange and thriving private-sector business niche. Merchants of Immortality is a captivating, incisive account of a new frontier at the intersection of biology and business. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen S HallPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.680kg ISBN: 9780618492213ISBN 10: 0618492216 Pages: 439 Publication Date: 01 January 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsA timely and engrossing account of the high-stakes science of life extension....This is top-drawer journalism. Publishers Weekly, Starred A carefully documented examination of how society deals with life-and-death matters. Kirkus Reviews, Starred An important survey of the entire landscape of the science aimed at extending human life....we all owe [Hall] a vote of thanks. --JoAnn C. Gutin Newsday A fascinating, accurate and accessible account of some of [the] contemporary efforts to combat aging. --Robert H. Binstock The New York Times [C]ompelling . . . Merchants of Immortality is a highly readable and important book. --Shannon Brownlee The Washington Post A timely and engrossing account of the high-stakes science of life extension....This is top-drawer journalism. Publishers Weekly, Starred A carefully documented examination of how society deals with life-and-death matters. Kirkus Reviews, Starred An important survey of the entire landscape of the science aimed at extending human life....we all owe [Hall] a vote of thanks. --JoAnn C. Gutin Newsday A fascinating, accurate and accessible account of some of [the] contemporary efforts to combat aging. --Robert H. Binstock The New York Times [C]ompelling . . . Merchants of Immortality is a highly readable and important book. --Shannon Brownlee The Washington Post--No Source Author InformationSTEPHEN S. HALL is the author of Merchants of Immortality and three other acclaimed works of science reportage. He writes frequently for the New York Times Magazine, Discover, and other magazines. He is 5'53⁄4"" and lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his 5'9"" wife and their two average-size children. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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