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- From: dbt@cellar.org
- Newsgroups: sci.nanotech
- Subject: Biology "versus" Nanotech
- Message-ID: <Jan.25.17.14.23.1993.10242@planchet.rutgers.edu>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 22:14:24 GMT
- Article-I.D.: planchet.Jan.25.17.14.23.1993.10242
- Sender: nanotech@planchet.rutgers.edu
- Organization: The Cellar BBS and public access system
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- Approved: nanotech@aramis.rutgers.edu
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- As Drexler has taken pains to point out, biological systems -- living beings
- -- are kinds of molecular machines. Viral and genetic engineering are
- therefore kinds of nanotechnological engineering.
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- I don't think that nanotechnology will introduce a split between small-scale
- engineering and biology. On the contrary, biology (especially micro and
- ecological) and engineering are likely to be become much closer. As the
- "mechanics" of life is explored, and as biology-like aspects of engineering
- become more important, we'll probably see overlap. LOTS of overlap.
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- The nanotechnology of acually moving individual molecules around may take a
- while to develop, but I concur with the opinion that biology-based nanotech
- is likely to be here soon, and may be seen to actually be upon us.
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- And no, I don't think that we'll be raptured into heaven. One thing I
- *wouldn't* like to see is the formation of the Church of Jesus Christ,
- Nanotechnologist.
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- David Twery aka "Marquis de Freud" (dbt@cellar.org)
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