Here I will go over the potential problems with injecting
microscopic machines into the human body. Here we go.
Dependency: In the future our bodies may become dependent on these
machines to actively fight diseases. As such, our immune systems may
actually become weaker and make us more susceptible to disease.
Kidneys: What is to say that as our kidneys remove the
nano-machines from our bodies that they do not scrape and scratch them from the
inside of our bodies. This could result in irreparable damage to the
kidneys and force us on dialysis.
Further damage: What is also to say that these
machines will cause other damage to the rest of the body as well? These
machines can accidentally damage the heart, liver, lungs and other organs.
Imagine the bacteria they are meant to fight is in our lungs. Now
imagine a horde of small robots converging on our lungs to kill the bacteria.
We still do not know how that will affect our lungs as a whole. The
same goes for our heart. The plaque that builds up in our bodies has
pockets of bacteria in them. If the nano-machines burrow through the
plaque, that plaque will flake off and cause a blood clot. So you can see
that there are many problems here.
Differentiating: As mentioned in the previous article, the
machines cannot distinguish between good bacteria or bad. This also means
they cannot tell a bacteria from a regular human cell yet. So this could
be as bad as getting chemo therapy or worse. As such, we can end up
injecting the nano-machines just for them to rip apart our own bodies if we are
not careful.
White blood cells: Now there is also the issue of white blood
cells attacking these machines. Will these machines defend themselves and
thus weaken our immune systems by killing the white blood cells too.
Also, will these machines distract the body’s immune system from the real
problem, such as bacteria or a virus? Again another question to be asked,
and hopefully answered.
Conclusion: These possibilities are not the end
to the research that needs to be done. We must ask these questions so
that our miracle cure does not become a curse. However, if we can solve
these issues, we potentially can create a superior fighter against a whole host
of diseases. Good luck scientists, and God's speed.
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