Transhumanists advance a “posthuman” condition in which technological and genetic
enhancements will transform humankind. They are joined in this goal by bioethicists arguing for …

… In Disease Maps, Tom Koch contends that to understand … Koch then traces the early
history of medical cartography, … Moving on to the scourge of the nineteenth century—cholera—Koch …

The world of disability theory is currently divided between those who insist it reflects a physical
fact affecting life quality and those who believe disability is defined by social prejudice. …

Medical mapping is broadly assumed to have been a nineteenth century reaction both to
the appearance of cholera and the social consciousness of principally British reformers. It is …

… In Thieves of Virtue, Tom Koch contends that bioethics has failed to deliver on its promises.
Instead, he argues, bioethics has promoted a view of medicine as a commodity whose …

We describe some of the results of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) sponsored
Consortium on Wideband All-Optical Networks in developing architectures, technology …

… Thomas L. Koch (M”LSM’90) was born in Boston, MA. He received the AB degree in
physics magna cum laude in 1977 from Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, and the Ph.D. …

Databases and theNews, Tom Koch also discusses database option, the structure of the
online information industry, and what the future holds for database users. He concentrates in …

We analyze the optical gain of tensile-strained, n-type Ge material for Si-compatible laser
applications. The band structure of unstrained Ge exhibits indirect conduction band valleys (L) …

Morphine and related µ-opioid receptor (MOR) agonists remain among the most effective
drugs known for acute relief of severe pain. A major problem in treating painful conditions is …