"Today we have big, crude instruments guided by intelligent surgeons, and we have little, stupid molecules of drugs that get dumped into the body, diffuse around and interfere with things as best they can. At present, medicine is unable to heal anything"
- K. Eric Drexler
About this Quote
This quote by K. Eric Drexler talks to the present state of medication. He is claiming that the devices as well as treatments offered to doctors are restricted. On one hand, medical professionals have big, effective tools that can be used to perform surgical procedure, however they are still limited in their ability to recover. On the other hand, medications are little as well as relatively easy, but they are also limited in their capability to heal. Drexler is recommending that medicine is incapable to recover anything, as the devices and treatments offered are not progressed enough to do so. This quote highlights the demand for further r & d in the clinical field, to make sure that medical professionals can have much more reliable tools as well as therapies to aid their people.
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