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But you comprehend the result ? Man’s complete triumph over disease by this process of dissolution and rehabilitation
A Witch City Mystery Frederick van Rensselaer Dey, 1901
Manuel and Sandra are talking about the following article: The futuristic processes that are making medicine better today
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Manuel
Hi Sandra, I need some advice on medical technology! 😊
Sandra
Hi Manuel, hopefully not for yourself …?
Manuel
No, thank goodness, for a piece I’m writing. 😊
Sandra
Oh, ok, always glad to help. 😊
Manuel
OK, rapid fire questions about science or sci-fi! Ready!
Sandra
I sure hope so: ready!
Manuel
Artificial wombs?
Sandra
There’s some in the animal testing stage, but just for premature births, not right from conception: Artificial Womb
Manuel
OK. Tricorders?
Sandra
Tricorders? 🤔
Manuel
It’s a term from Star Trek: a handheld device that can provide a quick diagnosis
Sandra
Oh, well, those exist or are in development for some specific cases, not an overall diagnosis: Medical Tricorders
Manuel
Great! Last one is an open question: what is the most sci-fi-like real development?
Sandra
Where do I begin! There’s so much going on in medical technology nowadays …
Manuel
Prosthetics and Exoskeletons?
Sandra
Maybe, but I’m more exited by biological breakthroughs involving living tissue
Manuel
Tell me all about it!
Sandra
There’s been some serious advances in regenerative medicine, for example for the skin
Sandra
you can just spray on a thin layer of healthy cells from the patient, instead of using grafts: Advances in Skin Tissue
Manuel
Wow that does sound like sci-fi to me!
Sandra
Lucky for us it isn’t: it’s science! 😉
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