In a culture where words like "artificial," "synthetic," and "man-made" are often used as slurs and the masses increasingly applaud so-called natural healing, a revolution in what might reasonably be termed "unnatural healing" is proceeding almost full blast yet so quietly that the public has scarcely noticed it.
This revolution the "biopharm" revolution stems from major advances in biotechnology, or biotech, a field that encompasses such disparate processes as winemaking, bioconversion (a means of recycling organic waste), and cloning. The medical repercussions of advances in biotech have been impressive, but the implications of those advances for human well-being are no less than staggering.
