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Conference Examines Man and Machine Merging, How Tech Will Make Human Brain Obsolete
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He says that by 2020, human bodies will be swimming with nanorobots. He points to current experiments, which are using nanorobots to cure type 1 diabetes and regrow spinal cords in mice. One researcher is developing a replacement for red blood cells known as respirocyte, which if it fully replaced human blood would allow a human to sprint at the level of an Olympic sprinter for 15 straight minutes without taking a second breath or stopping. It would also allow humans to act like whales, staying underwater for hours at a time, only occasionally surfacing for breaths.
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He says that by 2020, human bodies will be swimming with nanorobots. He points to current experiments, which are using nanorobots to cure type 1 diabetes and regrow spinal cords in mice. One researcher is developing a replacement for red blood cells known as respirocyte, which if it fully replaced human blood would allow a human to sprint at the level of an Olympic sprinter for 15 straight minutes without taking a second breath or stopping. It would also allow humans to act like whales, staying underwater for hours at a time, only occasionally surfacing for breaths.
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Abstract: Molecular manufacturing promises precise control of matter at the atomic and molecular level, allowing the construction of micron-scale machines comprised of nanometer-scale components. Medical nanomachines will be among the earliest applications. The artificial red blood cell or "respirocyte" proposed here is a bloodborne spherical 1-micron diamondoid 1000-atm pressure vessel with active pumping powered by endogenous serum glucose, able to deliver 236 times more oxygen to the tissues per unit volume than natural red cells and to manage carbonic acidity. An onboard nanocomputer and numerous chemical and pressure sensors enable complex device behaviors remotely reprogrammable by the physician via externally applied acoustic signals. Primary applications will include transfusable blood substitution; partial treatment for anemia, perinatal/neonatal and lung disorders; enhancement of cardiovascular/neurovascular procedures, tumor therapies and diagnostics; prevention of asphyxia; artificial breathing; and a variety of sports, veterinary, battlefield and other uses.
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