Check these out:
http://www.or-live.com/
Also, typing "surgery" into the search function of Google Video dumps you into a myriad of keyholes into the world of a surgeon. It's pretty amazing that 1) we can perform procedures like laproscopy, brain surgery, and lazik 2) any Joe Shmoe, from the comfort of their home can watch these surgeries. Surgeons are becoming more and more like Roboticists in that it seems they work with their hands less and with their machines more.
I wonder about the future of medicine often with the speed of innovation pointing our society more and more to computers. I especially wonder what will happen in the coming decade as we further explore the human genome - its inner mechanics, its nuances, and its faults - and eventually learn to control it. I mean, what happens when Science discovers how to do away with useless body parts like the appendix, wisdom teeth, and other unneeded organs before the womb? Or when we decide that humans are better off with four arms and extra muscle? What about when we discover that DNA and protein complexes are not the more efficient way to store and transmit genetic information. I am very eager to see these discoveries take place but it begs the question: in what field should I investment myself now which will enable me to be involved in change - whether scientific, social, or governmental?
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