Disease and ill health are caused largely by damage at the molecular and cellular level, yet today's surgical tools are too large to deal with that kind of problem.

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We are looking at a future where to a first approximation, everyone is wealthy.

We are looking at a future where to a first approximation, everyone is wealthy.

Food is available, but it cannot be shipped into an area, so the people in...

Food is available, but it cannot be shipped into an area, so the people in...

We see an entire planet which has many limitations.

We see an entire planet which has many limitations.

The laws of physics should allow us to arrange things molecule by molecule and even...

The laws of physics should allow us to arrange things molecule by molecule and even...

Nanotechnology will let us build computers that are incredibly powerful. We'll have more power in...

Nanotechnology will let us build computers that are incredibly powerful. We'll have more power in...

One of the things that we can say with confidence is that we will have...

One of the things that we can say with confidence is that we will have...

One of the issues facing us today is that there are countries where there is...

One of the issues facing us today is that there are countries where there is...

If you think the technology is infeasible, you don't worry about what it might do...

If you think the technology is infeasible, you don't worry about what it might do...

We can grow crops less expensively because molecular manufacturing technology is inherently low cost.

We can grow crops less expensively because molecular manufacturing technology is inherently low cost.

Today we see a human population of over 6 billion people, many of whom have...

Today we see a human population of over 6 billion people, many of whom have...

The first approximation in this future that we're looking at is that everyone will be...

The first approximation in this future that we're looking at is that everyone will be...

It looks as though yields of over 10 times what we can currently grow per...

It looks as though yields of over 10 times what we can currently grow per...

If we can reduce the cost and improve the quality of medical technology through advances...

If we can reduce the cost and improve the quality of medical technology through advances...

Because of technological limits, there is a certain amount of food that we can produce...

Because of technological limits, there is a certain amount of food that we can produce...

As in any technological revolution, there will be winners and losers. On balance, everyone will...

As in any technological revolution, there will be winners and losers. On balance, everyone will...

If you look at the various strategies available for dealing with a new technology, sticking...

If you look at the various strategies available for dealing with a new technology, sticking...

If you look at the human condition today, not everyone is well fed, has access...

If you look at the human condition today, not everyone is well fed, has access...

Many people in the world today are not starving because there is an inherent inability...

Many people in the world today are not starving because there is an inherent inability...

There are certain things that are inherently scarce. For example, there is only a certain...

There are certain things that are inherently scarce. For example, there is only a certain...

A potato can grow quite easily on a very small plot of land. With molecular...

A potato can grow quite easily on a very small plot of land. With molecular...