Then we asked: what kind of genes do Anthrobots express? (A related question concerns the thanatotranscriptome, discussed here) We know the transcriptome of tracheal cells from the human patient, what new genes might Anthrobots turn on? As it turns out, their transcriptome is fascinating: despite being made of genetically-normal cells, they drive thousands of differentially-expressed genes (almost half the genome) compared to their tissue of origin!

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Along the way, we hope to dissolve the imaginary sharp line between a bot and a living organism, to show how every system offers aspects of both, and how not even “robots” are the mechanical machines envisioned by our limited (and limiting) formal models of algorithms and materials.

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The first case was an 82-year-old woman who had been struggling with schizophrenia since age 17. Her symptom picture included audio and visual hallucinations, paranoia and disorganised speech. Over the course of her life, she had tried almost a dozen different medications with little benefit. Her history included numerous hospitalizations for psychotic episodes and attempted suicide. At age 70, she decided to use a ketogenic diet to lose weight as she weighed over 325 pounds. After a couple weeks on the ketogenic diet, her schizophrenia symptoms dramatically improved. Over the next couple months, as she continued on the diet, she decided to stop all her medications. Her mood continued to improve to the point where she was no longer suicidal. Her hallucinations and paranoia resolved completely. In total, she lost 150 pounds, and continues on a ketogenic diet to this day. She has remained symptom free even without any medication. Her improvement was so profound that she was able to start living independently without the need for a guardian. Upon questioning, she reports that she is happy to be alive.

Source: www.psychiatryredefined.org

We report on 10 cases of IBD responsive to ketogenic, mostly carnivore, diets. Clinical presentations were diverse, including six cases of UC and four of Crohn’s disease. Clinical improvements were universal, with clinical improvement scores ranging between 72 and 165 points on the IBDQ. Patients’ diets comprised mostly meat, eggs, and animal fats. Patients report their diets are pleasurable, sustainable, and unequivocally enhance their quality of life.

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Hegel often seems to invoke imagery consistent with the types of neo-Platonic conceptions of the universe that had been common within Christian mysticism, especially in the German states, in the early modern period

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philosophy “has no other object but God and so is essentially rational theology”

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