Article January 3, 2005 Issue

future tech and health futures

By Jason Marsh

A line of questions has been weaving through the news recently: What does humanity's increasing ability to modify the human body with medical technology mean—and how does it affect me? What are the ethical, moral, and spiritual dimensions of this trend?

A few examples:

In baseball, the latest revelations of the use of performance-enhancing drugs by star players have people questioning stellar performance, and fairness.