Cyborgism - Tanmay Shiwankar, Nagpur University, India

Cyborgism 

Tanmay Shiwankar

 Nagpur  University, India

The term cyborg was first introduced in 1948. Today cyborgs are referred  to as human being who is technologically complemented by external or internal devices that compliment o regulate various human body functions.

Cyborgology refers to the development of various types of cyborgs leading to the formation of cyborg society. Developments in this industry are a part of our everyday lives from pacemakers to prosthetic devices cyborgs can refer to an individual who has been altered externally or internally. Thus the future of cyborgology does not just include developing prosthetic arms but also creating implants that would create superhuman capabilities. When blended with artificial intelligence, cyborgology has the capability to make humans immortal. While this seems futuristic, there are current studies taking place to create superhuman capabilities and redefine what it means to a person.

One future application of this field is resiprocytes which is a development in the field of cyborg sciences blended with nano-technology. These resiprocytes are artificial red blood cells that mimic the action of natural hemoglobin-filled red blood cells and can supplement o replace the function of much of the human body’s normal respiratory system. The nano device can be filled up with oxygen and carbon dioxide, making one transfer point at the lungs, and the reverse transfer with body tissues. Resipocytes could serve as an “in-body”self-contained underwater breathing apparatus or nano-lung.

A diver could hold his breath underwater for 0.2-4 hours, then surface hyperventilate for 6-12 minutes to recharge, and return to work below. These cells could permit major sports records, because the devices can deliver oxygen to muscle tissues faster than the natural lungs can provide.

Resiprocytes may one day be especially helpful for the treatment of cancer patients because patients are usually anemic. X-rays and chemotherapy require oxygen to be maximal cytoxic, so boosting system oxygenation levels into the normal range using resiprocytes might improve a patient’s prognosis and treatment outcome.

Reference: KEVIN WARWICK.

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