7/10/09

“Imagine the Impossible”. That was what we had to do. We had to think of something impossible that could someday be possible, using ideas that concerned Nanotechnology. My group had many ideas for the project. We even made this huge list of ideas for the project, however, none of them seem too amazing until we thought of the perfect idea. The idea was using nanobots as a treatment for hemophilia and possibly, a cure for the disease.

recessive Hemophilia is a sex-linked recessive disorder defined by the absence of the proteins required for blood clotting. Hemophilia A deals with the lack of Factor VIII in the blood, which creates blood clotting. pbb_protein_f8_imageFactor VIII is a glycoprotein and small proteins that can be found in some vegetables and fruits. There are about one in 5,000-10,000 hemophiliac in the world. Though women carry the disorder, the symptoms don’t show since they are only carriers. Men, on the other hand, cannot suppress the disease and cannot clot their blood. Our idea was to inject hemophiliac males with two rounds of nanobots. nanobotsThe first series of nanobots would create Factor VIII from a regular diet that the hemophiliac eats. While the first round of nanobots help create the Factor VIII, we would inject a second series of nanobots, which would change the DNA of the hemophiliac so that their body can create Factor VIII. The nanobots would travel with a small tail and create energy from the circulating blood, like how a ferry boat creates energy from churning water.

After we pitched our ideas, the instructors and fellow students asked intriguing questions that helped us greatly. Thank you everyone who helped us change some of our ideas.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hemophilia/hemophilia_what.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemophilia

http://www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/hemo/whatisit.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanorobotics

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/Clotting.html

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