Good chapter, but now I have a lot of questions, mostly about these uncategorized dots, seems like trouble. Also loved this line "There were people on Mars who–given the chance–would sell organs to live on Earth, had there been any need for organ donation on the planet in the twenty-fourth century." Great work.
I was fascinated by the way they can make chicken nuggets from a small sample of chicken DNA these days. I just thought "that's definitely how we do organs in the future." no one has to die in order for you to have a new heart. You can just grow one!
Hmm. Possibly. I think stem cells are a bit overrated tbh, but certainly stuff like nanobots would work. Rather than using stem cells I think in the future they'd more likely just make the specific proteins (heart muscle, for example) from scratch, seeing as it's just a collection of chemicals in the end, and then get the nanobots to graft them. Of course if the nanobots can make use of various chemicals/molecules within the body to do that then all the better. Interestingly, science isn't that far away from this kind of thing, IMO. Certainly by the end of this century it would be plausible.
There was definitely an X-files episode about nanobots. Where Krycek, the one-armed bandit, infects AD Skinner.
I was doing some research about immunology (as you do) only earlier today so it reminded me that using nanobots to enhance the immune system (and the body's own repair mechanisms) is pretty much the way things will pan out I reckon. Obviously controlled by the ubiquitous AI.
This is the first chapter I've read. Well written. I'm happy to know that Earth will be the premier place to live in the twenty-fourth century.
Thanks for reading! There will be pretty colonies too but Mars isn't one of them 😄
Good chapter, but now I have a lot of questions, mostly about these uncategorized dots, seems like trouble. Also loved this line "There were people on Mars who–given the chance–would sell organs to live on Earth, had there been any need for organ donation on the planet in the twenty-fourth century." Great work.
I was fascinated by the way they can make chicken nuggets from a small sample of chicken DNA these days. I just thought "that's definitely how we do organs in the future." no one has to die in order for you to have a new heart. You can just grow one!
It's freaking crazy
It is. Amazing though. People often focus on the dark side of the future but that would be amazing and save so many lives.
Hmm. Would you eat lab-grown meat, though?
Obviously not Soylent Green.
LOL. No, I probably wouldn't.
Good way to grow back damaged organs though, or limbs from stem cells.
Hmm. Possibly. I think stem cells are a bit overrated tbh, but certainly stuff like nanobots would work. Rather than using stem cells I think in the future they'd more likely just make the specific proteins (heart muscle, for example) from scratch, seeing as it's just a collection of chemicals in the end, and then get the nanobots to graft them. Of course if the nanobots can make use of various chemicals/molecules within the body to do that then all the better. Interestingly, science isn't that far away from this kind of thing, IMO. Certainly by the end of this century it would be plausible.
There was definitely an X-files episode about nanobots. Where Krycek, the one-armed bandit, infects AD Skinner.
I was doing some research about immunology (as you do) only earlier today so it reminded me that using nanobots to enhance the immune system (and the body's own repair mechanisms) is pretty much the way things will pan out I reckon. Obviously controlled by the ubiquitous AI.
Be afraid! Be very afraid!