Comments on Respirocytes: Medical Science Fiction
Will assimilation into a medical insurance collective be a requirement if you receive respirocytes? Let's hope not. (Read
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"Here's a video animation of respirocytes; this animation was created for the PBS production 'Beyond Human.' It has gone on to win the IMM Computational Nanotechnology Prize (Simulation).
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(Bill Christensen 8/4/2008 6:51:16 AM)
"You neglected to mention that the respirocytes would enable the lucky receptacle for these gadgets to hold his breath for a very long time. More important is that they would delay tissue damage from oxygen deprivation for a long time. Someone loaded with enough of these could have a massive cerebral stroke and still have time to drive himself to the hospital."
(Yossi Preminger 8/4/2008 7:15:04 AM)
"You're right, but now the fix is in."
(Bill Christensen 8/4/2008 3:10:40 PM)
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