tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post4501736800545637640..comments2024-03-28T00:05:38.435-07:00Comments on Biology in Science Fiction: Cyborgs and enhanced humans - should we worry?Peggy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-83180779997531774122012-11-19T18:57:12.225-08:002012-11-19T18:57:12.225-08:00I agree that mechanics isn't usually as flexib...I agree that mechanics isn't usually as flexible (literally) as the biological. I suspect that we'll be seeing more and more biology-inspired and lab-grown biology-based replacement parts in the future.Peggy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-14750224760017615462012-11-18T20:07:37.872-08:002012-11-18T20:07:37.872-08:00In other words, i don't think we nor at least ...In other words, i don't think we nor at least our children need to worry -- except in as much as it is fun to speculate.j. w. bjerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06800512284198234202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-2361446716776431292012-11-18T16:25:56.923-08:002012-11-18T16:25:56.923-08:00Sci-fi likes to assume that biology will be made o...Sci-fi likes to assume that biology will be made obsolete by mechanical/robotic parts. While mechanical stuff can be extremely good at *specific* tasks, i'm not so sure an artificial arm or eye would be *generally* better than the one a normal human is born with -- not for the foreseeable future, until technology all starts to look like magic. Biological systems are marvelously effective. j. w. bjerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06800512284198234202noreply@blogger.com