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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Page 202
... body's building blocks . To meet this onslaught , the body musters the defenses of the im- mune system — an armada of its own molecular machines . Your body's own amoebalike white blood cells patrol the bloodstream and move out into ...
... body's building blocks . To meet this onslaught , the body musters the defenses of the im- mune system — an armada of its own molecular machines . Your body's own amoebalike white blood cells patrol the bloodstream and move out into ...
Page 209
... body's immune system can respond only to invading organisms that had been encountered by that individual's body . Immune machines , however , could be programmed to respond to anything that had been encountered by world medicine ...
... body's immune system can respond only to invading organisms that had been encountered by that individual's body . Immune machines , however , could be programmed to respond to anything that had been encountered by world medicine ...
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... body , when starved , responds by attempting to build up greater reserves of fat at its next opportunity . The main effect of exercise in weight reduction isn't to burn up calories , but to signal the body to adapt itself for efficient ...
... body , when starved , responds by attempting to build up greater reserves of fat at its next opportunity . The main effect of exercise in weight reduction isn't to burn up calories , but to signal the body to adapt itself for efficient ...
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The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
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