Unbounding the Future: The Nanotechnology RevolutionA comprehensive, easy-to-understand handbook that explains what nanotechnology is and how it will revolutionize life in the future. The world's leading expert in the field, Drexler also examines the spectacular accomplishments that might result from a breakthrough: elimination of disease and pollution. 20 illustrations. |
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... able to take a tiny amount of blood from somebody , just a pinprick , and diagnose for a hundred different things . Biological systems are already able to do that , and I think we should be able to design molecules or assemblies of ...
... able to take a tiny amount of blood from somebody , just a pinprick , and diagnose for a hundred different things . Biological systems are already able to do that , and I think we should be able to design molecules or assemblies of ...
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... able to hunt down invaders throughout the body and eliminate them entirely . ELIMINATING INVADERS Cancers are a prime example . The immune system recognizes and eliminates most potential cancers , but some get by . Physicians can ...
... able to hunt down invaders throughout the body and eliminate them entirely . ELIMINATING INVADERS Cancers are a prime example . The immune system recognizes and eliminates most potential cancers , but some get by . Physicians can ...
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... able not only to remove viral genes , but to repair chemical and radiation - caused damage to the cell's own genes . Advanced cell - surgery devices would be able to repair cells almost regardless of their initial state of damage . By ...
... able not only to remove viral genes , but to repair chemical and radiation - caused damage to the cell's own genes . Advanced cell - surgery devices would be able to repair cells almost regardless of their initial state of damage . By ...
Contents
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
Copyright | |
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