Are You Transhuman?

Stanford bioengineering professor Drew Endy imagines, in a New York Times article, another frontier for computing, where computers with even a tiny amount of processing power would be useful.

…what if such computers could be installed inside every cell of your body? What if these computers were used to keep track of how many times each of your cells divided, forming the basis of systems that could track and control aging, development and cancer?

The Expanding Frontiers of Computing - Long Views: The Long Now Blog

emergentseas:

The body of man, a complex universe of human tissue. After many centuries, man is at last beginning to understand some of the mysteries of his own body. A world of inner space, inhabited by a host of creatures of infinitesimal size, both benign and malign. The endless process of birth, procreation and death all in a microscopic world. That is the body of man.

Ecology (from Greek: οἶκος, “house”; -λογία, “study of”)

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angelspukeinyourbrain:

Ah yes, I want the cybernetic equivalent of these eyes.

lynlotus / infinity-imagined:

These special arthropods (stomatopods) have 16 visual pigments!  We only have four, and we can see millions of colors.  Their vision is hyperspectral, they can see ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths, as well as polarized light.  They have 360 degree vision and three parts of each eye can focus on the same spot, so each individual eye has trinocular vision with depth perception.  They have a very large focal range and the eyes can emit light, which is used for communication.  They have the most complex visual organs on the planet.

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laughingsquid:

Precognitive by Christopher Conte

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