So far, nanotechnology has not played much of a role in this line of research – but you can see how it might!īut aside from nanotechnology, we already have a natural version of the Borg’s “nanoprobes”: viruses. How far this can go is a hot topic in many research labs around the world. 4 Basically, breaks in the DNA double helix can be produced, and new genetic material can then be stitched in as the cell repairs the DNA. Recently, biologists have also shown that they can, to some extent “rewrite” the DNA in plants. You can see that this could be a force for good, if “bad” genes are turned off. 2,3 The general idea is that the introduced nucleic acid will find its complementary DNA or RNA target in the cell, bind to it, and turn off gene expression by blocking anything else from binding there. How does the real science match up with these fictional plotlines? It is true that scientists can put DNA or RNA on nanoparticles and use these introduced nucleic acids to control gene expression in living cells. Borg nanoprobes, unfortunately shown without scale bar. These nanoprobes latch onto blood cells and re-write the victim’s DNA. In this movie, the villainous Borg attempt to take over Earth and assimilate all of its citizens into their collective Hive Mind, by the injection of “nanoprobes” into their victims. A good example is Star Trek: First Contact (1996). Most of the time, unfortunately, nanotechnology shows up in film as force for evil. Osborn’s experimental technology later transforms him into the villainous Green Goblin, it clearly had a dark side. Sadly, we never get to hear what this nanotechnology research was all about. “I read all your research on nanotechnology.” Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire, left) geeks out at Norman Osborn (Willem Dafoe). Norman Osborn for the first time, says that he is a fan of Dr. One of the more famous films is the 2002 Spider-Man. ![]() ![]() NANI MOVIES TVHollywood took a while to catch up, but nanotechnology has appeared in a variety of films and TV shows. The word “nanotechnology” was coined in 1974 by Norio Taniguchi 1, and it began appearing in the media in the mid-1980’s. Image from Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988) NANI MOVIES FULLStar Trek, Star Wars, and other long-standing science fiction series, of course, are full of futuristic transportation, infrastructure, devices and weapons. Science and engineering topics appear in many movies – think of the gadgets in the James Bond series.
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