Medical science is moving in dozens of new directions as the twenty-first century approaches. By the year 2000, scientists will know much more about treating diseases of the brain (upper right), such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s Disease, as well as the thousands of hereditary conditions caused by defects in the genetic code (upper left). Malfunctioning organs of all kinds will be replaced by sophisticated artificial organs (lower left), and lasers (lower right) may make the surgeon’s scalpel obsolete.
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Press, 26 December 1985, Page 13
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78Medical science is moving in dozens of new directions as the twenty-first century approaches. By the year 2000, scientists will know much more about treating diseases of the brain (upper right), such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s Disease, as well as the thousands of hereditary conditions caused by defects in the genetic code (upper left). Malfunctioning organs of all kinds will be replaced by sophisticated artificial organs (lower left), and lasers (lower right) may make the surgeon’s scalpel obsolete. Press, 26 December 1985, Page 13
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