Microchip could replace pills
When I saw that headline in Slashdot , I was all excited that there’d been some breakthrough in stimulating the body to generate and release the drugs you need.
Imagine my disappointment that it’s just a new slow-release technique .
The chip’s surface is covered in little grooves, where drugs can be loaded. It is then covered with different types of polymer which slowly biodegrade releasing each dose at a different time.
Guess we’ll have to keep waiting to get high at will.
I'm still waiting for the realization of Larry Niven's prediction of direct electrical stimulation of the brain's pleasure center.
Maybe it's better science fiction than reality, but it seems like a worthwhile goal to me. Who'd do drugs when they can just literally "turn on" their happiness?
Posted by Jimcat on October 20 2003 13:29