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The year 2031 was marked by a spectacular occurrence, a weird and perplexing phenomenon that no one has likely forgotten. The next industrial revolution was finally at our finger tips, the way of world had dramatically changed. However, I still had my apprehensions. Doctor James had his big break through, in utilising nanotechnology to revolutionise the healthcare industry. Nanotechnology is any technological activity involving anything with a dimension of less than 100 manometers. In comparison, a single inch contains 25,400,000 nanometers. While the notion was first proposed in the late 1950s, it wasn't until the late 1980s that technology had progressed enough to allow scientists to work in such a limited field. Nanobots, he had rename JOs bot (Jams Owen Bots) were mutualistic atoms that lived in each cell of our entire body and detected and repaired infections and physical problems thus, changing the conventional approach for treating different kinds of diseases. Examples of what the OJ bots could do is building new muscle with carbon nanotubes or also examining DNA in minutes (rather than weeks) to provide personalised treatment plans for cancer patients.
This is amazing however I can’t help but feel as the though the ethics of the world has changed in its development. For example death, was an inevitable construct and now it is optional. Today I am getting my Jos bots. I was selected to be the first group able to commercialise these new products and I am somewhat scared and intrigued. It feel as though I have been given the choice to live forever.
I’m sat here twiddling my thumbs as I await my turn. I can hear the clocks ticking and suddenly…
“Amy Winters!”
I get up from my seat and enter a clean polished room with white wall and propaganda posters. It had a welcoming feeling towards it.
The nurse proceeded to tell me I was the first person to get the nanobots and due to this fact James Owen would be joining us, as this was a mark in history. He introduced himself and we had a friendly conversation. He felt relatively normal. We spoke about the implications of this revolution such as human hacking. Nanobots are after all smaller versions of medical devices. This therefore means they are controlled by a programme on a standard electrical device and therefore vulnerable to hacking. Due to having so many nanobots in the body this can become a network and theoretically a hacker could take over our own systems.
James replied “multiple penetration testing has been done to ensure everyone’s data has been protected. This has emulated the risk of an attacker who has penetrated the network defences, or wishes to. If handled and communicated properly, it has the potential to be a significant force for good. It addresses many global challenges that affect both rich and poor, such as sickness and helps people function to their best abilities. The ethics have been weighed up and I believe that finding a cure for cancer and other rigours disease that can improve peoples lives is the most important factor. All of these worries are extraneous factors due to the nature of humans and the pretence of ‘what ifs’. But the facts are, these Jos bots help regulate life and monitors it from a simple app which alerts you if there are any problem’s, and I am happy that you have decided to advance into the future.”
After hearing this I relaxed, these will eventually become the norm just like phones. And that day I got my Jos bots and lived fearlessly.
https://www.airtract.com/article/nanotechnology-in-medicine-applications-and-limitations
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