Extending Life
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Discusses scientific efforts to extend the human life span. Until recent years, this was done through the control of diseases, improvement of sanitary conditions, and a better diet. Now, transplantation becomes more sophisticated daily as the array of organs and tissues that are replaceable continues to grow. The control of human development through genetics promises to radically challenge our traditional patterns of values, and questions about the nature of man and the meaning of life are being raised. When do we have the right to extend life? Who will determine who should be saved and who should produce the generation? How do we manage the problems of increasing population?
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