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<p>The 21st century will undoubtedly witness unprecedented advances in understanding the mechanisms of the human body and in developing biotechnology. With the mapping of the human genome, the pace of discovery is now on the fast track. By the middle of the century we can expect that the rapid progress in biology and biotechnology will utterly transform human life. What was once the stuff of science fiction may now be within reach in the not-too-distant future: 20-to-40-year leaps in average life spans, enhanced human bodies, drugs and therapies to boost memory and speed up mental processing, and a genetic science that allows parents to ensure that their children will have stronger immune systems, more athletic bodies, and cleverer brains. Even the prospect of human immortality beckons.<br> Such scenarios excite many people and frighten or appall many others. Already biotechnology opponents are organizing political movements aimed at restricting scientific research, banning the development and commercialization of various products and technologies, and limiting citizens’ access to the fruits of the biotech revolution.<br> In this forward-looking book Ronald Bailey, science writer f

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Author

Ronald Bailey Reason

Publisher

Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9781591022275

Category

health

Subjects

Engineering, Mathematics, Technology

Rating

3.7 / 5 (7 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14