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Using Medicine in Science Fiction : the SF Writer's Guide to Human Biology /

This book offers a clearly written, entertaining and comprehensive source of medical information for both writers and readers of science fiction. Science fiction in print, in movies and on television all too often presents dubious or simply incorrect depictions of human biology and medical issues. T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stratmann, H. G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Colección:Science and Fiction,
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- How the Human Body Works: From Quarks to Cells -- Hurting and Healing Characters -- Space Is a Dangerous Place -- Microgravity and the Human Body -- Space Medicine: Paging Dr. McCoy -- Danger! Radiation! -- Suspended Animation: Putting Characters on Ice -- Telepathy, Using the Force, and Other Paranormal Abilities -- The Biology of Immortality -- Sex in Science Fiction -- The Promises and Perils of Medical Nanotechnology -- Genetic Engineering: Tinkering with the Human Body -- Stem Cells and Organ Transplantation: Resetting Our Biological Clocks -- Bionics: Creating the Twenty-Four Million Dollar Man or Woman -- Summing Up: Using Medicine in Science Fiction -- Author Biography -- Discussions of Specific Medical Issues in Science Fiction -- Index. 
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