Nanotechnology Used To Kill Cancer

to_kallon writes "A company called Kereos is developing a pair of nanotechnologies to identify tumors that measure just 1 mm in diameter, then kill them with a tiny but precise amount of a chemotherapy drug."

Comments

Programming Error?

[Alphanos]

This seems like an incredibly dangerous idea to me. Supposing that the nanotech "programmer" produces a logic error, what's to prevent the thing from simply killing every cell in your body? The distinction, after all, between cancerous and "normal" cells is pretty fine.

Re:Imagine the other potential uses..

[davidsyes]

What could be scarier is "accelerated mitosis" that looks natural however bizarre. This could be a new type of bio-weapon, or genocidal tool, too.

Could the nano bots linger dormant for months? These might make effective "prisoner control" mechanisms. The mere THOUGHT of rioting could cause nausea, dizziness, constipation, diarrhea, loss of sexual appetite, tension, or with whatever "capabilities" the makers want to endow the bots with.

Maybe totally docile societies could be engineered ro retrofitted. Borgification (less the weapons and deflector shields) might be in store for vast segments of humanity in under 50 years...

The future may become more interesting...and terrifying.