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Biomedical meets Nanotechnology for Cyborg Tissues

We’re at the cusp of integrating miniaturized electronics and monitoring into engineered tissues and organs.

At the start of the 2009 Star Trek reboot (this is relevant, trust me), the USS Kelvin’s captain meets the enemy on their ship to try to negotiate a cease-fire. His crew uses a kind of sensing technology to track his vital signs—like heart rate, breathing, body temperature—right up to the moment of his untimely demise.