November 1998

November 1, 1998

Medical breakthroughs for the next century

Nothing can heat up quite as much debate in religious circles as new medical breakthroughs—be they in the creation (cloning) or ending of life (abortion, euthanasia), or anywhere in between. So when Life published a special issue focusing on 21 breakthroughs in medical science for the 21st century, we knew we had to review these with a focus on how they would affect religious faith. All of these are now in existence under clinical trials which could be complete around the middle of the next century. 1. Memory drugs. Scientists have discovered a method for manipulating the gene responsible in [...]

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