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Re:A woman dies of a superbug resistant to every available a... by sergiotapia on Monday January 16, 2017 @04:01AM (#13408909)
Next step is hopefully programmable nanobots. They use their tiny laser blasters to surgically kill $BAD_CELLS.

Lots of examples of public research online: http://www.sciencealert.com/new-light-activated-nanoparticle...

Imagine what's military-grade and secret right now. The future is bright!

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Re:A woman dies of a superbug resistant to every available a... by micaksica on Monday January 16, 2017 @04:05AM (#13408918)
> Imagine what's military-grade and secret right now.

I don't think this rule of thumb for technological advancement has held true since the Cold War. Whatever nanobots are military grade and secret are likely shitty prototypes that have cost billions over what was expected.

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