Gene Therapy -- Man Into Superman? -- Bio
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Here's an article from the Washington Post on gene therapy (you may have to register to open this one). In short, scientists and "bio-ethicists" are still debating whether or not it's right to enhance human athletic abilities with technology ostensibly designed to alleviate medical problems.
Personally, I think such debates dodge the larger question: Once we can safely enhance the natural muscular strength (or health, or cardio-vascular endurance, or memory, or basic intelligence) of every human being, should we do so? And if so, should we do it for everybody? (Or everyone who wants it?)
Here's another article from Betterhumans.Com addressing the same issue of athletic "gene-doping."
Future Imperative
Here's an article from the Washington Post on gene therapy (you may have to register to open this one). In short, scientists and "bio-ethicists" are still debating whether or not it's right to enhance human athletic abilities with technology ostensibly designed to alleviate medical problems.
Personally, I think such debates dodge the larger question: Once we can safely enhance the natural muscular strength (or health, or cardio-vascular endurance, or memory, or basic intelligence) of every human being, should we do so? And if so, should we do it for everybody? (Or everyone who wants it?)
Here's another article from Betterhumans.Com addressing the same issue of athletic "gene-doping."
Future Imperative
posted by Ralph Cerchione | Thursday, March 17, 2005
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