It's ok, the robot didn't die
The Biotech Crash Test Dummies
By Eilene Zimmerman
Wired
11/2005
Robots are being using to test drugs and chemicals, instead of humans or animals. The robots combine human cells with human cells and various chemicals, and the record the reactions. It’s a good idea that the drug companies like because it’s faster and more efficient than the traditional testing method (while PETA will be happy to hear the number of test animals are dropping, the reason for the drop is money, not an affinity for their cause).
While the robots are interesting, I’m still waiting for that Star Trek examination machine that scans you body and tells the doctor everything that is right and everything that is wrong. I’m looking forward to the day when the annual physical consists of stepping into a machine that returns an amazingly thorough listing of every possible aspect of your body.
By Eilene Zimmerman
Wired
11/2005
Robots are being using to test drugs and chemicals, instead of humans or animals. The robots combine human cells with human cells and various chemicals, and the record the reactions. It’s a good idea that the drug companies like because it’s faster and more efficient than the traditional testing method (while PETA will be happy to hear the number of test animals are dropping, the reason for the drop is money, not an affinity for their cause).
While the robots are interesting, I’m still waiting for that Star Trek examination machine that scans you body and tells the doctor everything that is right and everything that is wrong. I’m looking forward to the day when the annual physical consists of stepping into a machine that returns an amazingly thorough listing of every possible aspect of your body.
posted by A at 8:21 AM
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