A nanite is a machine that exists on a "nano" scale. Really small, little imaginary things.
But in ten years or so, they might not be imaginary.
A 'nanite' defined:
"A small machine capable of doing a single task and powered by available energies"
What available energies? And what "single tasks" are we talking about?
Solar, heat, movement such as wind and tide are all likely candidates. and if we want to get ingenious, we could harness harmfull chemical processes in the upper atmosphere, forests and oceans-- stealing the exothermic heat of various reactions to prevent them from fruition. Also there are the catalytic angles to consider.
Assume that we eventually manage to design millions of types of these little buggers. This is where the Genome comes into play.
What if we are able to design millions of single task nanos that could replicate the RNA and protein model?
Could we build a person? Based exactly on the DNA model of atoms?
What do you think?
Originally posted by StarValleyWyWhat do I think?
A nanite is a machine that exists on a "nano" scale. Really small, little imaginary things.
But in ten years or so, they might not be imaginary.
A 'nanite' defined:
"A small machine capable of doing a single task and powered by available energies"
What available energies? And what "single tasks" are we talking about?
Solar, heat, ...[text shortened]... odel?
Could we build a person? Based exactly on the DNA model of atoms?
What do you think?
Yet another mindless post. No real attempt at starting a debate, just mindless quotes.
(And you did ask what I thought).
This is just to drive the marauder nuts. He can't stand more than a single idea by the author in a thread.
What would be the most simple type of machine?
1 - One that could recognize a "carbon" atom and glom onto it.
2 - This (second)guy recognizes a 'carbon glom" and races off to tell a "carbon glom retriever" about the situation.
3 - the (third type) retrievers converge in a general direction. The theory is that where there is one, there are many.
4 - a (way later) Uniter does it's little thing.
Ok. I have left out probably a thousand types and tasks, but the general idea is that eventually we unite atoms into molecules, based exactly on the atoms and molecules of a peptide, then a nucleus, then a zygote then a human.
Does that make us "minor mechanical type gods"? Or just gods?
One of the interesting areas that have never been researched and answered to my satisfaction in the "Bio" model of building a human is the apparent logic code that each cell has.
Each cell of every organism contains identical copies of the "DNA model" for the entire organism. But somehow, each cell processes and uses the protein building mechanisms ONLY TO IT'S (THE CELLS) NEEDS.
Think about that. Though the code is there to build the entire being, each cell acts only as it's type. In computer parlance, it is cast to a base class that has a million overridden methods.
You want to talk about the ultimate:
If X Then
Else
End If
Statement!? I don't think so.
How does each cell know to test and do nothing if nothing needs doing? For that matter, how does it know to do something when something needs doing?
How does each cell know that it is a neuron and not a t-cell or a cell in the liver? There was a time when there were only stem cells. What happened?
Originally posted by StarValleyWy"A little science estranges a man from God; A lot of science brings him back!" (Sir Francis Bacon)
One of the interesting areas that have never been researched and answered to my satisfaction in the "Bio" model of building a human is the apparent logic code that each cell has.
Each cell of every organism contains identical copies of the "DNA model" for the entire organism. But somehow, each cell processes and uses the protein building mechanis ...[text shortened]... t-cell or a cell in the liver? There was a time when there were only stem cells. What happened?
Originally posted by DarfiusYes Sir! There sure was a lot of "Science" kickin' around as the 17th century made it's debut and the holy inquisitors primed europe for the thirty years war. Just a marvelous age of reason for sure. Poor old bacon's death actually had a role to play with Cardinal Richelieus machinations. Do you know what it was?
"A little science estranges a man from God; A lot of science brings him back!" (Sir Francis Bacon)
Do you know how funny it is for you to quote the father of deductive reasoning while denying all deductive methods and holding to "faith" as all that "god requires" of us?
Pretty damned funny is the answer to that rhetoric.