This array of new technologies has changed what doctors need to know, and how they’re learning it. The days of studying anatomy by dissecting a cadaver may soon be over. Computerized models simulate all kinds of diseases, injuries and even responses to drugs or surgery. Med-school students are wired as well, downloading critical information from their ubiquitous PDAs. In the revolutionary field of bionanotechnology, doctors foresee the day when they’ll fight cancer, AIDS and diabetes by delivering drugs to the specific cells that need them. In the war against disease, technology is an increasingly powerful weapon. The objective: better health, longer lives.
