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Bio-engineering has come a long way from the days of bionic super-heroes on television. Today were have artificial hearts, hips, and lenses and implants improve both form and function in human beings. Rakhorst (biomedical engineering, University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands) and his colleagues discuss various aspects of this phenomenon, medical, scientific and ethical. They point out how important it is for doctors and bio-engineers to have a common vocabulary and a clear understanding of what the other is doing. The articles are technical, intended for students and physicians,…mehr

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Bio-engineering has come a long way from the days of bionic super-heroes on television. Today were have artificial hearts, hips, and lenses and implants improve both form and function in human beings. Rakhorst (biomedical engineering, University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands) and his colleagues discuss various aspects of this phenomenon, medical, scientific and ethical. They point out how important it is for doctors and bio-engineers to have a common vocabulary and a clear understanding of what the other is doing. The articles are technical, intended for students and physicians, but anyone planning a knee replacement or a bit of breast augmentation would be advised to skim the parts on possible negative side effects.