Enhancement, Anti-Aging Medicine & Life-Extending Biotechnologies

Educational Resource
Author:Racine, Valerie
Abstract:

Marissa, a young mother, provides substantial support to her aging parents. When her parents begin exploring novel anti-aging treatments, Marissa wonders about the potential social outcomes of such technology.

Keywords:
Controversies, Emerging Technologies, Ethics and Society, Human Enhancement
Rights:
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA)
Language:
English
Publisher:
Online Ethics Center
Published Date:
2017
Related Links:
  • https://onlineethics.org/cases/human-enhancement-collection/enhancement-anti-aging-medicine-life-extending-biotechnologies
    • Sponsoring Agency:
    NSF
    Notes:

    Case Study / Scenario

    Persistent Link:
    https://doi.org/10.18130/4wkg-z023