More Than Human - Embracing the Promise of Biological Enhancement - SIGNED by AUTHOR
by Naam, Ramez
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Broadway. New. 2005. Hardcover. 0767918436 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine - SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 277 pages. Product Description What if you could be smarter, stronger, and have a better memory just by taking a pill? What if we could alter our genes to cure Alzheimers and Parkinsons? What if we could halt or even reverse the human aging process? What if we could communicate with each other simply by thinking about it? These questions were once the stuff of science fiction. Today, advances in biotechnology have shown that theyre plausible, even likely to be accomplished in the near future. In labs around the world, researchers looking for ways to help the sick and injured have stumbled onto techniques that enhance healthy animalsmaking them stronger, faster, smarter, and longer-livedin some cases, even connecting their minds to robots and computers across the Internet. Now science is on the verge of applying this knowledge to healthy men and women, allowing us to alter humanity in ways wed previously only dreamed possible. The same research that could cure Alzheimers is leading to drugs and genetic techniques that could boost human intelligence. The techniques being developed to stave off heart disease and cancer have the potential to slow or even reverse human aging. And brain implants that restore motion to the paralyzed and sight to the blind are already allowing a small set of patients to control robots and computers simply by thinking about it. Not everyone welcomes this scientific progress. Cries of against nature arise from skeptics even as scientists break new ground at an astounding pace. Across the political spectrum, the debate roils: Should we embrace the power to alter our minds and bodies, or should we restrict it? Distilling the most radical accomplishments being made in labs worldwide, including gene therapy, genetic engineering, stem cell research, life extension, brain-computer interfaces, and cloning, More Than Human offers an exciting tour of the impact biotechnology will have on our lives. Throughout this remarkable trip, author Ramez Naam shares an impassioned vision for the future with revealing insight into the ethical dilemmas posed by twenty-first-century science. Encouraging us to celebrate rather than fear these innovations, Naam incisively separates fact from myth, arguing that these much-maligned technologies have the power to transform the human race for the better, so long as individuals and families are left free to decide how and if to use them. If youve ever wondered about the boundaries of humanity, More Than Human offers a vision of a world where we use our knowledge to improve ourselves, unhindered by the fear of change. -- with a bonus offer--; 1 x 9.2 x 6.3 Inches .
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RAMEZ NAAM helped develop two of the most widely used pieces of software in the world—Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Outlook. He serves as an advisor to several technology associations and speaks frequently at technology and futures conferences. He lives in Seattle.
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- Title
- More Than Human - Embracing the Promise of Biological Enhancement - SIGNED by AUTHOR
- Author
- Naam, Ramez
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
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- 2
- ISBN 10
- 0767918436
- ISBN 13
- 9780767918435
- Publisher
- Broadway
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2005
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- 0767918436, collectible
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