Tiny robots can find and kill diseases

[*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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[DarkJackal]

And so the Borg are born.

[Hideoki]

i bet they could also be used for the exact opposite!

[Love]

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.

[BuDo]

The NSA is foaming at the mouth from all the possibilities...

[*BlackFox]

i bet they could also be used for the exact opposite!

+1 Robots to commit murders!

[Love]

PUT THEM IN WHEN SICK, TAKE THEM OUT WHEN DONE.

[Toshiharu]

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.

[Bartic]

PUT THEM IN WHEN SICK, TAKE THEM OUT WHEN DONE.

But how can you know... they'll "remove them when done"? Lulz

[Love]

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 .....

[Bartic]

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.

[*BlackFox]

But a pacemaker.. doesn't crawl in your body.

[Aventus]

But a pacemaker.. doesn't crawl in your body.

Nope it's only in charge of keeping your most important organ functioning correctly.

[Mayumi]

This reminds me of an old movie called "Innerspace"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093260/

[Bartic]

This reminds me of an old movie called "Innerspace"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093260/

Watched that movie a long time ago, I liked it.