Health and Medicine: The Impact of Science and Technology

by Anne Rooney

The foundations of modern medicine were laid hundreds of years ago. Yet medical science is quick to adopt new developments in science and technology. Discoveries in areas ranging from space exploration to robotics have been applied to medicine. This book examines advances in surgery that use robots and computers, developments in the prevention and treatment of disease, stem cells, genetic screening, and genetic engineering, imaging techniques that...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433919885
• ISBN13: 9781433919886
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.8" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12