Max Abeles
ABSTRACT
Modern medical technology is allowing us to live longer and recover faster. Sometimes a gadget is blatantly affixed to our bodies, and other times, usually in a moment of crisis, circuitry is installed beneath or inside us. The impetus for these rapid advances in medical science came about not from everyday aspirations for a better life but from military and corporate desires to maintain national leadership. On the receiving end of this whirlwind, we are rapidly becoming dependent on the computer chip for much of our daily lives.
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