Robert Freitas, has posted an article entitled "Death is an Outrage" @ http://www.rfreitas.com/Nano/DeathIsAnOutrage.htm
In this article Mr. Freitas explains that of all the causes of death, natural death is what we should be most worried about due to its numbers in contrast with epic killers of man such as the bubonic plague.
Frietas in response to nature is working on what he dubs a 'respirocyte' a word meaning resiprating cell. He aims to use these machines in conjunction with normal eyrthocytes (red blood cells) to produce superhuman abilities by giving our blood a hightened ability to carry Oxygen and CO2. The resiprocytes work as a pressurized container, so they pump in oxygen molecules and can hold a far higher number than average eyrthrocytes because they are made of what Freitas calls 'diamondoid' material, which is highly durable and can contain a great amount of pressure. Freitas aims to use these machines to heighten the human experience by giving humans the ability to do things such as "...allow a person to hold his breath at the bottom of a swimming pool for up to 4 hours..."
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