Technocyte
Technocyte
Image from Anders Sandberg
A nanoscale artificial device (especially a nanite) in the human bloodstream used for repairs, cancer protection, as an artificial immune system or for other uses.
 
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Drytech/HylotechHigh Tech / HitechMedical Treatment
 
Development Notes
Text by Anders Sandberg, in Transhuman Terminology

Initially published on 31 December 2007.