How many of these nanobots do you think you could manufacture and is it expensive, and if so for what reasons?
Could these hypothetically be used to do something like clear prions from the brain if you had enough of them, or could you make smaller ones? Thank you.
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How many of these nanobots do you think you could manufacture and is it expensive, and if so for what reasons? Could these hypothetically be used to do something like clear prions from the brain if you had enough of them, or could you make smaller ones? Thank you.