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Nanosteroids. By Joman Chu COSMOS Cluster 2 Engineering the Future: Robotics, Nanotechnology. What are Nanosteroids?. Not Chemical Steroids Intelligent Nanorobots Diamond Age’s Nanostimulators. Why would we use it?. Strength Bodybuilding Increase Muscle Mass.
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Nanosteroids By Joman Chu COSMOS Cluster 2 Engineering the Future: Robotics, Nanotechnology
What are Nanosteroids? • Not Chemical Steroids • Intelligent Nanorobots • Diamond Age’s Nanostimulators
Why would we use it? • Strength • Bodybuilding Increase Muscle Mass http://www.tfeagle.army.mil/tfetalon/PhotoGallery/TalonPhotos/Oct10/images/Weight%20lifting%201.gif Alexander Danielsson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Dsc0047.JPG)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Skeletal_muscle.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Skeletal_muscle.jpg
How do muscles work? http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/ campbell6e_awl/medialib/assets/interactivemedia/ activities/H49/H4904/st01/H490401.swf
How do muscles grow? • Resistance Training • Creates small tears in the muscle fiber • Overcompensation in repairs leads to more sacromeres • Nanobot • Needs to create small tears http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Skeletal_muscle.jpg
Requirements for Muscle Building Nanobot • Size: < 5 microns • Cutting tool • Communication • Special Program • Differentiate between other cells and muscle cells
Nanorobots and Bodybuilding • Objective: “develop and maintain an aesthetically pleasing body and balanced physique” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bodybuilding) • Special program
Advantages and Disadvantages • Advantages • Larger muscles from no work at all • Disadvantages • Intense soreness • Loss of other advantages to exercise
Legal Implications • Steriods Trafficking Act of 1990 • Cheating • Harmful Side Effects • Nanorobots • Sidesteps harmful side effects • Still Cheating
Sources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BodyBuilding http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capillaries Sen. Joseph R. Biden. Congressional Testimony on October 24, 1990 Neal Stephenson. The Diamond Age. McArdle, Katch, Katch. Exercise Physiology. http://newsroom.ucla.edu/page.asp?RelNum=5921 http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=20437 Campbell, Reece. Biology, Sixth Edition. Pictures: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Dsc0047.JPG http://www.tfeagle.army.mil/tfetalon/PhotoGallery/TalonPhotos/Oct10/images/Weight%20lifting%201.gif http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/campbell6e_awl/medialib/assets/interactivemedia/activities/H49/H4904/st01/H490401.swf http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Skeletal_muscle.jpg