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...under way to robotically repair the heart's valves, place pacemaker wires and stabilize irregular heartbeats. In Canada, a rival system from Computer Motion in Santa Barbara, Calif., is being tested for fetal-heart surgery. Douglas Boyd, who heads the National Center for Advanced Surgery and Robotics in London, Ont., believes that robots' minimally invasive techniques could vastly improve fetal surgery's current 90% failure rate, which he says is primarily a result of the trauma placed on the womb by traditional surgical techniques. "Robots aren't just million-dollar sewing machines," says Boyd. "They are bringing a real revolution...
...precious brain reserves. I wonder if those drug experiments of years past might actually have taken something very important away from people's brains. Boomers may find some solace in their assertions that they "didn't inhale," but maybe they just don't remember anymore. DORIS HINDRICHS Lynden, Ont...
...unlikely outcome. I fear that human cloning could create a third class of humans--the unwanted, imperfect results of people's ultimately selfish act of attempting to reproduce themselves. Society could face a grave problem with how to care for such individuals. DORIS ULLMAN-HINDRICHS Lynden, Ont...
...prisons for the damaged survivors of our foster-care programs. As a society we have to reorganize our system to protect the future generations, or all that expensive space research will count for nothing and we will be lost in the chaos of our own planet. CLAIRE TARRANT Mississauga, Ont...
...fated submarine. One can only ask, If there were none, what did the Russians fear would be found if Western rescue assistance were promptly enlisted? We don't know if British or American rescue attempts would have saved any Russian sailors; but they deserved that chance. MIKE RICKS Bobcaygeon, Ont...