Perfect Bodies

Imagine being able to run the 100 meter dash in five seconds, cure a cold in 15 minutes, or even live to see your 200th birthday. With the exponential advance of biotechnology, attaining the perfect body may be possible within your lifetime. To attain the "perfect body" one must look beyond just the traditional biomedical technologies involved, and consider also the social, economic, and political aspects of human perfection. The topics discussed in this section address many issues involving perfect bodies, issues that overlap, of course, with the issues considered in other sections of this seminar: perfect drugs and perfect genes.

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