The Bionic plague

The use of Nano technology inside our bodies is big science -

and it could be a big growth industry

Back in the 1970's there was the television series 'The Six million dollar man.' The premise of which, alleged to be based on a true story, was that a character was 'rebuilt' with enhanced artificial body parts after a flight accident. 

Actor Lee Majors was the star of the series

In those days of yore, prosthetic limbs or body parts were not smart like today, they were basically like something from the Doll hospital, usually coloured in a lovely Beige colour and had limited functionality.

Casualties of war or accidents can be re-equipped -

technology has moved onto space age levels in this field

Thanks to the rise in technology and the involvement in some ill-conceived military actions in the Middle East, prosthetic technology and high tech body parts has become a cutting edge science, aided by the integration of computer technology.

This artificial eye could also be used as a camera too

Once life changing occurrences such as blindness, deafness, limb deficiency and loss can be turned around and people are becoming enabled. The science is coming where these artificial 'parts' are potentially able to be better than the human one they replaced.

Super connectivity and integration will be a key driver in medical advancement

The heart pacemaker was perhaps one of the first modern electrical body enhancement devices to be used by humans.

Nanotechnology could be useful in medical repairs

Since that time, we have created very complex artificial body parts and we now move to the next level, which is Nano technology robots in our own bodies. These microscopic beads will be able to repair us inside, they may also be able to upgrade us and fix problems like dementia, heart problems etc without the need for surgery.

Microscopic machines will repair us from within

We must however guard against the micro machines becoming compromised and going 'bad.'