Humans will achieve immortality in 7 years, says futurist

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In 7 years, humans might be able to live indefinitely, predicts Ray Kurzweil, a futurist with a track record of accurate predictions.

He believes that with the technological advances and expansions, we’re witnessing today in genetics, robotics, and nanotechnology; we’ll soon have nanobots running through our veins.

Nanobots are tiny robots, 50-100 nm wide, which carry out tasks in clinical medicine.

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Dr. Jenna Crowe-Riddell

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Kurzweil thinks that nanobots are the future of medicine.

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They will be able to repair our bodies at a cellular level, making us immune to diseases and aging, and eventually death.

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Humans will achieve immortality in 7 years, says futurist

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BY SEJAL SHARMA

In 7 years, humans might be able to live indefinitely, predicts Ray Kurzweil, a futurist with a track record of accurate predictions.

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He believes that with the technological advances and expansions, we’re witnessing today in genetics, robotics, and nanotechnology; we’ll soon have nanobots running through our veins.

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Nanobots are tiny robots, 50-100 nm wide, which carry out tasks in clinical medicine.

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Dr. Jenna Crowe-Riddell

They are used in research as DNA probes, cell imaging materials, and cell-specific delivery vehicles.

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Kurzweil thinks that nanobots are the future of medicine.

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They will be able to repair our bodies at a cellular level, making us immune to diseases and aging, and eventually death.

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