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Michael Sandel makes 'The Case Against Perfection'.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)(Book review)

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From: The Christian Science Monitor
Date: 20070605
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Byline: Gregory M. Lamb

Charles Darwin looked deeply into nature and realized that animal life is ever changing, evolving over time. A short mental leap from there created an uproar: Humans are evolving, too.

But why wait for nature to take its course? The prospect of genetic engineering has brought about another, equally disturbing, mental leap: Once humans are able to remake themselves, why shouldn't they do so?

The issue of human enhancement is already upon us. Athletes take steroids or human-growth hormone or they dope their blood to improve performance and ...

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