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furshur
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USA
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Posted - 01/19/2005 :  09:47:13  Show Profile Send furshur a Private Message

quote:
By growing rat tissue onto a microscopic silicon chip, scientists have created tiny robots that can move using their own muscle power.

First they make a computer out of rat neurons and now we begin to work on the body....
I thought the old saying was "build a better mouse trap..." not build a better mouse.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/01/17/microbot050117.html
If I knew then what I know now then I would know more now than I know.

astropin
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USA
970 Posts
Posted - 01/19/2005 :  10:53:16   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send astropin a Private Message
Go Science Go!
I would rather face a cold reality than delude myself with comforting fantasies.

You are free to believe what you want to believe and I am free to ridicule you for it.

Atheism:
The result of an unbiased and rational search for the truth.

Infinitus est numerus stultorum
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Siberia
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Brazil
2322 Posts
Posted - 01/19/2005 :  13:01:06   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Siberia's Homepage  Send Siberia an AOL message  Send Siberia a Yahoo! Message Send Siberia a Private Message
That kicks major butt.
Plus, it makes one of my (future, possible, theoretic) novel's more believable
"Why are you afraid of something you're not even sure exists?"
- The Kovenant, Via Negativa

"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
-- unknown
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend

Sweden
9688 Posts
Posted - 01/19/2005 :  17:18:53   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Dr. Mabuse an ICQ Message Send Dr. Mabuse a Private Message
So, now we have a true cyborg: Mice-borg version 0.0.1 alpha
Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3

"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse

Support American Troops in Iraq:
Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
Collateralmurder.
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