From: Emlyn O'regan (oregan.emlyn@healthsolve.com.au)
Date: Thu Sep 26 2002 - 18:25:56 MDT
Well, I was trying to propose something that is maybe conceivable with only
a small increment on current technology. Maybe pigmentation affecting gene
therapy could be a killer app?
I wonder if you could do something clever with a paint on the skin which
could be detected by the agents of the gene therapy, suppressing or
triggering its activity. I'm not sure how it would work. But say you could
paint something on the skin which supresses the action of the gene modifier;
you could do whole body batik!
Emlyn
> On Wednesday, September 25, 2002, at 08:49 PM, Emlyn O'regan wrote:
> >
> > What would happen if we put together an engineered virus, or some
> > other gene
> > therapy, to modify these genes? Could we turn ourselves all
> kinds of
> > cool
> > colours (hair, eyes, skin...)? How about patterns? Stripes?
> >
>
>
> This thought had occurred to me some time ago. Some kind of
> nano-tattoo that could change color or turn itself off at
> will, or even
> be animated... With the current market for hair dye and other (more
> invasive) body modification devices, surely there'd be demand
> for this
> sort of product.
>
> (perhaps someone can chime to explain whether or not this is a
> technical possibility - i would imagine a severely shrunken
> version on
> an OLED - but I'm no expert. :)
>
> What would the social consequences be?
>
> It would bring product endorsement to a whole new level.
> Imagine "gang
> colors" taken to a logical extreme...
>
> Still, I think it's a pretty keen idea and I frequently cite it as my
> excuse for not having a "real" tattoo - I want one I can turn off.
>
> :)
>
> -crw.
>
>
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