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The Impact of Science and Technology: Health and Medicine
Author: Anne Rooney
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| Retail Price: | $35.99 |
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ISBN: 9780749692223
Format: Hardback
Published: February 2010
Published By: Franklin Watts
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Published: February 2010
Published By: Franklin Watts
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Product Description
Since the foundations of modern-day medicine were laid hundreds of years ago, developments in science and technology have been quickly adopted by medical science. New discoveries in areas ranging from space exploration to robotics have been applied to medicine. This book examines:advances in surgery including telesurgery, biohybrid limbs and transplants
the prevention and treatment of disease
stem cells, genetic screening and genetic engineering
imaging techniques - seeing inside the body
challenges for the future - health care for ageing populations.