TECHNOLOGY
Marquardt, Meg

Discover Cutting-Edge Medicine

(4) 4-6 Searchlight Books: What's Cool About Science? series. These slight volumes describe breakthrough medical technologies and procedures, including the preservation of living tissue via cooling and freezing; innovations in the replacement of limbs and organs; and developments such as virtual doctors and health trackers. The coverage is cursory, but it's interesting and well organized. Captioned photographs and sidebars are well integrated into the main text. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Searchlight Books: What's Cool About Science? titles: Discover Cryobiology, Discover Bionics, and Discover Cutting-Edge Medicine.

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