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Human Blood For Electrical Power

Posted by Zonk on from the blaah-blaah! dept.

burner writes "A Japanese research team has developed a fuel cell that runs on blood without using toxic substances, opening the way for use in artificial hearts and other organs. The biological fuel cell uses glucose with a non-toxic substance used to draw electrons from glucose. So where should I have my laptop power port installed?"

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  1. And I thought battery prices were high... by vought · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Sheesh Apple wants $100.00 for an iBook battery, but that's cheap compared to tapping a vein.

    On the other hand, I suppose you can replace your blood for less, and in less time.

  2. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?! by TheZ · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We're totally bound to see Vampire robots!

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  3. Re:Weight Loss? by Capt'n+Hector · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why go to the gym? You don't just burn calories. You strengthen your muscles and help the cardiovascular system. I suppose the second one would be taken care of by this plug, because the heart doesn't care where the blood is going, only that it's going and needs to be replentished. But other muscles would not benefit at all from this. But the problem is even deeper than this. A significant drain on blood energy would seriously fuck with your body. Would you release endorphines from this? Would your body know to get out of breath? Would your heart rate increase? I dunno... it could be dangerous.

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  4. Solution by Daath · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Everyone should just buy a hummer.

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  5. Re:So that's how they did it. by HiThere · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Once upon a time, long, long ago, a neurologist said (approx) "We only know what 20% of the brain is used for." A reporter translated this into "We only use 20% of our brain".

    Think of this the next time you read a news story.

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    I think we've pushed this "anyone can grow up to be president" thing too far.