Microbot motors fit to swim human arteries

Microbot motors fit to swim human arteries

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A range of complex surgical operations necessary to treat stroke victims, confront hardened arteries or address blockages in the bloodstream are about to be made safer as researchers from the Micro/Nanophysics Research Laboratory at Australia's Monash University put the final touches to the design of micro-motors small enough to be injected into the human bloodstream.

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Ive got to thank my parents for haveing me when they did cause this stuff is very exciting and will lead to me being able to live for about 500 years!
Lets say another 10 years before its totally finished, and 10 more for all the different applications to be thought of, imagine we will be able to see the inside of a working human brain at this level!
Im actually astounded!

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[edit on 20-1-2009 by Europe]

Europe
your right this is very amazing, this could lead to very long life as well as better research. But I just must also ask, will this technology in the form of a treatment be for the masses, or a ruling elite?

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I imagine it will be available to a prvileged few at first but as with everything it becomes available to the masses once mass manufacturing process for it are complete.