Diseases and Cures

Medical science has scored some impressive successes. Diseases caused by bacteria have been greatly reduced by antibiotics. Vitamin and mineral deficiency diseases are almost unknown, at least in developed nations. However, we still have many diseases that limit our lifespan, and that medicine can only postpone, not cure. Life cannot be extended indefinitely without curing each disease that threatens to shorten it. This section will explore several of the worst problems and how nanotech can be used to cure them.