What if there was a magical robot that could cure any disease?
Its a stupid question.
Everyone knows theres no one machine that could do that.
But maybe a swarm made up of tens of thousands of tiny autonomous micro-bots could?
Thats the premise laid out by proponents of nanobot medical technology.
Luckily for us, the reality of nanobot tech is infinitely cooler.
Per the teamsresearch paper:
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DNA nanobots are synthetic nanometer-sized machines made of DNA and proteins.
Theyre autonomous because DNA itself is a self-assembling machine.
But the new tech out of Australia is unlike anything weve ever seen before.
These particular nanobots can transfer more than just DNA information.
Theoretically speaking, they could deliver any conceivable combination of proteins throughout a given biological system.
Itd be like having an army of overpowered killer robots floating through your bloodstream looking for monsters to destroy.
Were a long ways away from that, but this research represents a giant-sized leap in the right direction.
And, perhaps most exciting, it may bepossible in the far-futureto build fully-functioning molecular computers using DNA nanobots.
In a century or two, all humans could have molecular computer systems inside their bodies.
Theyd keep us disease-free for life.
The best part is that these computers would be completely secure.
