Nanotechnology Will Break The Curse Running Through Generations

A fictional tale about the healing power of technology The mutation of the CDH1 gene determines the fate of generations of men in a Czech small town. The great-grandfather dies unexpectedly upon returning home from the trenches of the first World War – he survives the bullets of the Italian front but gives in after a pint of beer and schnitzel. The grandfather was already diagnosed with an illness, gastric cancer, which required the removal of his entire stomach – but his life couldn’t be saved either. His son was luckier, he was diagnosed in time with an early stage hereditary diffuse gastric cancer and had endoscopic surgery for nipping the condition in the bud. But what will the grandson do? That’s when nanotechnology comes into the picture. Surviving war trenches, dying from beer and schnitzel Janek left a sleepy Czech town in the uniform of the Austro-Hungarian Joint Army in the summer of 1915. His wife and mother couldn’t stop crying for weeks before he left, so by the time they escorted him to the train station, they couldn’t even have tears anymore. He went off to war with their photos, a pack of cigarettes in his trench coat, and a promise that by the time he would come back his son would be born. His wife, Annie, was six months into her pregnancy. The train had hauled and spewed smoke all over the station, and Janek vanished in the cloud of the vehicle heading to Italy. Half a year passed by, and Janek finally received the authorization t...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Medical Science Fiction Nanotechnology in Medicine cancer generation genetic disorder genetics Innovation sci-fi Surgery Source Type: blogs