The cybernetic parts of the cyborg habitat are made up from self-replicating nanobots. On the fundamental level the nanobots function in a way similar to biological viruses. These nanobots parasite on the organic parts of the cyborg. While biological viruses often consist of genetic materials, a nanobot’s “genetic materials” are essentially its programming codes. They use the machinery and metabolism of an organic cell to produce multiple copies of themselves. They are similar to a specific type of virus—bacteriophag.(1) To enter a living cell, a nanbot attaches itself to specific receptors on the surface of the cell. And it reproduces in a method similar to bacteriophage’s lysogenic cycle, which allows the host cell to continue to survive. Also, the nanobots are reproduced in all of the cell’s offspring.
The nanobot’s own computer can be reprogrammed using a wireless programming device. Once these self-replicating nanobost workers reach a certain mass, their original tasks can be modified and their functions are diversified. They can begin to process recources, build larger-structures. (2) The can build sophisticated mechanical/electrical components, such as networks that provide means of communication between human and the cyborg.
(1)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteriophage; (2)http://lofi.forum.physorg.com/self-replecating-nanobot-workers_4693.html
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