The extinction of the human race

[pickled_heretic]

Originally Posted by Stickyfingers [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Well, I don't forsee it being a "Therapy" as much as it would become a way of life. I could see nanochips being implanted into every newborn that could monitor heartrate, BP, cell count, etc. and instantly upload it for access every second of the day 24/7.

Imagine perfect preventative medicine because you no longer have to go to the doctor to see whats wrong, your doctor already knows what is wrong, because the exact instant there was a problem, it was already available for him to see and could be cured by other bots within your body.

The ability to identify and zap cancer cells at any moment in time and if its uncurable by bots, at least you know what you have before its too late.

Lol, what precedents do you have to think that this would become a "way of life?" all life-extending therapies are considered not necessary and aren't covered by any univeral health care plan or insurer in any country now, why would it be different for this? When you look at what kind of care you can get at a clinic or hospital, you can go there to get something fixed if something isn't working properly, and that's about it. I'm positive based on past history that this would become an expensive elective operation and people who couldn't afford it would get pissed.