As reported by the New York Times, medical practices in Prague are offering free surgical enhancements to nurses as an employment incentive.  One nurse opted for breast augmentation and liposuction, free of charge.  
The piece raises some interesting ethical questions: While the procedures could certainly be beneficial to individual nurses in the short term, would [...]

The average person’s environment and lifestyle might play a more significant role than their genes, at least when it comes to the onset and visible progression of facial aging.
A recently conducted study by the ASPS analyzed identical twins with contrasting lifestyle factors to visibly check for signs of facial aging.
Leader and author of the study [...]

Art Caplan is the University of Pennsylvania director for the center of Bioethics. Last summer he gave a one-hour lecture at the historic Chautauqua Institution about extended life, enhancement of our bodies and the potential use of advanced stem cell technology to achieve these goals.
Caplan argues for the permissibility of enhancement by refuting the arguments [...]