The undead organ harvesting, the ice-water test, beating heart cadavers : how medicine is blurring the line between life and death
Science writer Dick Teresi examines how death is determined by the medical community and explores organ trafficking, brain death, and near-death experiences.
| Main Author: | Teresi, Dick. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Pantheon Books,
c2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: |
Science writer Dick Teresi examines how death is determined by the medical community and explores organ trafficking, brain death, and near-death experiences. |
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| Physical Description: |
xi, 350 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780375423710 0375423710 |
| Author Notes: |
Dick Teresi is the coauthor of The God Particle and the author of Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Science, both selected as New York Times Book Review Notable Books. He has been the editor in chief of Science Digest, Longevity, VQ, and Omni, and has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic, among other publications. |