Seriously futuristic medical tech

[Vertigo]

Autodocs here we come:

Breakthrough device heals organs with a single touch: Device instantly delivers new DNA or RNA into living skin cells to change their function

 

[Overread]

It sounds too good to be true - high success rate - simplistic application and fast results. Granted the article has a distinct bias to it; however it still sounds like a massive revolution. Which makes me wonder if/when it will see the light of day for real use and if its got some side effects or production elements that make it unsuitable/infeasible. It wouldn't be the first time there's a miracle cure that turns out to not work quite well or is so expensive its beyond most private healthcare let alone national healthcare systems

 

[Amelia Faulkner]

There's no reason for it not to work. The trick is keeping your patient alive long enough for a 2-3 week fix to take place.

 

[Serendipity]

There's no reason for it not to work. The trick is keeping your patient alive long enough for a 2-3 week fix to take place.

Thanks for that gem of info - need to for my C.A.T. novel - he's been nagging for me to make progress again... and when he gets uppity/ mankey / temperamental / moody / sulky there's no living with him....

 

[Vertigo]

Mind you people will up and shout about meddling with your dna/rna.

However it strikes me that it also opens the path to concepts like Neal Asher (and others) catadapts etc.

 

[Danny McG]

Criminal applications?
Could a mafia boss, with a few million to spare, change his DNA?

 

[Amelia Faulkner]

There are IIRC already ways to fool DNA tests, not least of which is simply hunting down your identical twin and paying them to go give the sample for you