Enhancing human capabilities through medical technologies seems to an increasingly wide-spread possibility. Already such devices as a prosthetic arm that responds to thoughts, cochlear implants, electrodes to compensate for macular degeneration, and exoskeletons that allow the paralyzed to walk are being developed or have actually been used. The article also mentions drugs that alter enzymes and proteins that may enhance speed endurance or neural performance. Ethical and societal issues of human enhancement are also addressed in the article.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Human Enhancement: Possibilities and Perils
How Science Can Build a Better You by David Ewing Duncan. The New York Times. November 3, 2012.
Enhancing human capabilities through medical technologies seems to an increasingly wide-spread possibility. Already such devices as a prosthetic arm that responds to thoughts, cochlear implants, electrodes to compensate for macular degeneration, and exoskeletons that allow the paralyzed to walk are being developed or have actually been used. The article also mentions drugs that alter enzymes and proteins that may enhance speed endurance or neural performance. Ethical and societal issues of human enhancement are also addressed in the article.
Enhancing human capabilities through medical technologies seems to an increasingly wide-spread possibility. Already such devices as a prosthetic arm that responds to thoughts, cochlear implants, electrodes to compensate for macular degeneration, and exoskeletons that allow the paralyzed to walk are being developed or have actually been used. The article also mentions drugs that alter enzymes and proteins that may enhance speed endurance or neural performance. Ethical and societal issues of human enhancement are also addressed in the article.
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