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Medical miracles to come

By the year 2009, a vaccine against the common cold will have been developed. By the same year, the first human will have been successfully cloned. By the year 2014, parents will be able to create designer children. Genetic therapy will be able to manipulate genes for abilities, intelligence, and hair, eye, and skin color. By 2020, most diseases will be able to be diagnosed and treated at home, and by 2030 cancer and heart disease will have been wiped out. There are just a few examples of the medical miracles, but are expected in the next few decades.

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