The Case Against Perfection

The Atlantic (April):1–11 (2004)
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What's wrong with designer children, bionic athletes, and genetic engineering.

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Epilogue. Embryo Ethics: The Stem Cell Debate

2. Bionic Athletes

3. Designer Children, Designing Parents

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4. The Old Eugenics and the New

5. Mastery and Gift

1. The Ethics of Enhancement

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