"Nanomotor to Power Bloodstream Robots"

[Ivan Seeking]

A tiny motor is in development for robots that could travel your bloodstream to repair damaged cells, tissues and DNA.

The motor will use biological molecules from virus-based proteins to perform a linear opening and closing motion.


http://www.betterhumans.com/News/news.aspx?articleID=2003-09-25-1

[Greg Bernhardt]

Originally posted by Ivan Seeking
http://www.betterhumans.com/News/news.aspx?articleID=2003-09-25-1

Imagine on of those nanorobots mutates or something goes wrong with it and starts destroying your body from the inside![8)]

[megashawn]

Anyone played the Metal Gear Solid games? I wonder if nanomachines for communication and instant healing will be a posibility.

I hear ya Greg, that would be rather unpleasant. I'm sure if there is some kind of digital software in control, it could be prevented.