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Sperm Could Power Nanobots

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the make-sure-you-pick-the-best-swimmers dept.

Lucas123 writes "According to MSNBC, scientists are experimenting with using a sperm's flagellum to overcome the problem of supplying energy to nanobots that could be implanted in the body as smart probes that would release disease-fighting drugs, monitor enzymes and perform other medical roles within a patient's body. Powered by a compound called adenosine triphosphate or ATP, a sperm's flagellum can propel it at about 7 inches an hour. Energy from ATP could also power the pumps charged with dispensing the medication at a certain rate from the nanobots."

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  1. Think of the possibilities... by DragonPup · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...of making your insurance provider to cover your porn costs so you can power your nanobots!

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  2. That's great an all... by Serenissima · · Score: 5, Funny

    But where on Earth can they possibly find enough sperm?

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    1. Re:That's great an all... by meringuoid · · Score: 5, Funny

      Sperm-powered robots on the hunt for fuel? Well, somehow I think the anime writes itself, don't you?

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    2. Re:That's great an all... by badran · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well Most people here suddenly find them selves a tad more useful to the world...

    3. Re:That's great an all... by Serenissima · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, naturally, you'd want to be caught alive in the same room! Having someone find your dead body in a room with that playing on the DVD player would raise some interesting questions... Like "What was he doing so furiously that his heart stopped?"

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    4. Re:That's great an all... by andphi · · Score: 5, Funny

      I probably would be. However, this premise doesn't seem to lend itself to that kind of hentai.

  3. In that case by WilyCoder · · Score: 5, Funny

    In that case my ex could run a power plant.

    1. Re:In that case by WilyCoder · · Score: 5, Funny

      The colloquial term is 'cum-guzzling whore', but we can skip the semantics :)

  4. Robotic structure wrapped in living sperm. by Bruce+McBruce · · Score: 5, Funny

    'Come' with me if you want to live.

  5. A bugfix to y'all slashdotters by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    --- slashcode.orig 2008-01-02 21:36:25.174107170 +0200
    +++ slashcode 2008-01-02 21:36:55.919425508 +0200
    @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
      a) wank
      b) wipe keyboard with tissue
    -c) throw tissue into garbage bin
    +c) sell tissue to pharmaceutical company
  6. Come again? by Doomstalk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, I guess it's worth a shot...

  7. Funny... by EvilSporkMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    I seem to be able to propel sperm about 7 inches in the space of a few seconds.

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  8. Re:Sperm life? by maroberts · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slashdot readers know all about the scientific details of sex. They just haven't experienced it personally (at least not with a member of the opposite sex).

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  9. Sperm isn't the fuel. ATP is. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ATP is the fuel for muscles. Trying to use ATP to power nanobots has absolutely nothing to do with sperm in particular.

  10. The good news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    is your cancer is completely gone.

    The bad news is you're pregnant.