★★★☆☆
(SF Adventure) A medical nanobot investigates a free-floating cancer cell inside the human it’s protecting. (930 words; Time: 03m)
"Nanoscopic Nemesis," by P.K. Torrens [bio] (edited by Trevor Quachri), appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact issue 07-08|20, published on June 18, 2020 by Penny Publications.
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Review: 2020.337 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: It’s short but exciting. It tracks the cancer back to its source and organizes a major response.
Con: Something that small isn’t going to have RAM that’s insulated well enough to have liquid nitrogen flow over it. It’s not going to be intelligent in our sense at all. It’s not clear that a cancer could actually evolve a response to nanobots either.
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Pro: It’s short but exciting. It tracks the cancer back to its source and organizes a major response.
Con: Something that small isn’t going to have RAM that’s insulated well enough to have liquid nitrogen flow over it. It’s not going to be intelligent in our sense at all. It’s not clear that a cancer could actually evolve a response to nanobots either.
Other Reviews: Search Web
P.K. Torrens Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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