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Tiny robots can find and kill diseases
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 3:34 pm
by *BlackFox
Microscopic robots may soon be detecting and even preventing diseases instantly at doctors' offices across the nation, eliminating the need for multiple tests or treatment plans.
It may sound like science fiction, but one of the nation's top nanotechnology scientists said it could be only four or five years away.
"I think it's coming pretty soon," said Dr. Shree Singh, the director of the Center for NanoBiotechnology Research at Alabama State University. "In the near future, you will have some small nanomachines that will basically cure the disease before it even happens. Basically any kind of disease diagnosis or prevention can be done through nanobiotechnology."
Singh spoke during a recent summit for state and national scientists in Montgomery, where they shared new ideas and innovations in the field. His group at ASU has worked on viral and antibacterial research.
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Re: Tiny robots can find and kill diseases
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 6:35 pm
by DarkJackal
And so the Borg are born.
Re: Tiny robots can find and kill diseases
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 6:37 pm
by Hideoki
i bet they could also be used for the exact opposite!
Re: Tiny robots can find and kill diseases
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 11:07 pm
by Love
Hideoki wrote:i bet they could also be used for the exact opposite!
Put them in when sick, take then out when done.
Looking forward to this seeing as I am sick and all, I give them 30 years after that I'll be too old to care and will only be interested in criosleep til life extensions are practical.
Re: Tiny robots can find and kill diseases
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 5:11 pm
by BuDo
The NSA is foaming at the mouth from all the possibilities...
Re: Tiny robots can find and kill diseases
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 8:29 pm
by *BlackFox
Hideoki wrote:i bet they could also be used for the exact opposite!
+1 Robots to commit murders!
Re: Tiny robots can find and kill diseases
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 1:09 am
by Love
PUT THEM IN WHEN SICK, TAKE THEM OUT WHEN DONE.
Re: Tiny robots can find and kill diseases
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 5:09 am
by Toshiharu
Love wrote:PUT THEM IN WHEN SICK, TAKE THEM OUT WHEN DONE.
Since you felt the need to share the message again, but this time in bold red.. I can only guess that means blood will be spilled and you cannot remove them. All hail the glorious robotic future.
Re: Tiny robots can find and kill diseases
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 10:33 am
by Bartic
Love wrote:PUT THEM IN WHEN SICK, TAKE THEM OUT WHEN DONE.
But how can you know... they'll "remove them when done"? Lulz
Re: Tiny robots can find and kill diseases
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 11:00 am
by Love
Bartic wrote:Love wrote:PUT THEM IN WHEN SICK, TAKE THEM OUT WHEN DONE.
But how can you know... they'll "remove them when done"? Lulz
Worst case scenario you emp yourself. That being said when this becomes practical it will have a lot of attention, won't be able to sneak anything in specially at the size we are talking about, refer to wikileaks.
Also pasemakers already have this "kill switch" ability, have yet to see people dropping from that .....
Re: Tiny robots can find and kill diseases
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 11:23 am
by Bartic
Love wrote:Bartic wrote:Love wrote:PUT THEM IN WHEN SICK, TAKE THEM OUT WHEN DONE.
But how can you know... they'll "remove them when done"? Lulz
Worst case scenario you emp yourself. That being said when this becomes practical it will have a lot of attention, won't be able to sneak anything in specially at the size we are talking about, refer to wikileaks.
Also pasemakers already have this "kill switch" ability, have yet to see people dropping from that .....
I was just imitating *BF and this would probably be his response.
I don't think people would use this for bad things. Just as you said, same thing with pacemakers.
Re: Tiny robots can find and kill diseases
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 3:31 pm
by *BlackFox
But a pacemaker.. doesn't crawl in your body.
Re: Tiny robots can find and kill diseases
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 10:45 pm
by Aventus
*BlackFox wrote:But a pacemaker.. doesn't crawl in your body.
Nope it's only in charge of keeping your most important organ functioning correctly.
Re: Tiny robots can find and kill diseases
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 12:40 am
by Mayumi
This reminds me of an old movie called "Innerspace"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093260/
Re: Tiny robots can find and kill diseases
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:34 am
by Bartic
Watched that movie a long time ago, I liked it.