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A very forward-looking article at Salon discusses the revolution just getting underway in medical research today. As the author correctly points out, we are on the verge of a flood of advancements in artificial body parts and biomedicine, designed to improve our quality of life. While many of the ideas are further into our future, the article gives a good idea as to the range of research going on today, and the near term improvements that will result.

Link: http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/09/30/bioengineering/index.html