ADAPTING PARASITES TO COMBAT DISEASE
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1. A system that facilitates delivery of a fluid or biological material to a living body, comprising:
- an altered parasitic organism, wherein an alteration to the altered parasitic organism includes at least a termination function capable of receiving a termination signal and wherein the termination signal results in the death or reduced viability of the altered parasitic organism;
an interface component that facilitates delivery of the termination signal and facilitates receipt of or delivery of data associated with the condition of the living body; and
an operation component that analyzes received data associated with the condition of the living body or provides data delivery to the altered parasitic organism.
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Abstract
Provided are systems and/or methods that facilitate sensing, detecting, logging, or treatment of a condition or need of a living body using a controlled parasite.
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1. A system that facilitates delivery of a fluid or biological material to a living body, comprising:
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an altered parasitic organism, wherein an alteration to the altered parasitic organism includes at least a termination function capable of receiving a termination signal and wherein the termination signal results in the death or reduced viability of the altered parasitic organism; an interface component that facilitates delivery of the termination signal and facilitates receipt of or delivery of data associated with the condition of the living body; and an operation component that analyzes received data associated with the condition of the living body or provides data delivery to the altered parasitic organism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of delivering a fluid or biological material to a living body, comprising:
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identifying a fluid or biological material for delivery to a living body that will provide a benefit; selecting an a parasite appropriate for delivery of the identified fluid or biological material; altering the selected parasite to have at least one functionality different from or unnatural compared to an unaltered parasite including a termination function capable of receiving a termination signal, wherein the termination signal results in the death or incapacitation of the altered parasitic organism; and receiving data from the altered parasitic organism including or receiving or receiving data associated with the condition of the living body. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for evaluating and logging alterations in a parasite, comprising:
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an alteration component for introducing an alteration into a parasite, wherein the alteration component has the capability to analyze the altered parasite; an interface component in communication with the alteration component, wherein the interface component receives data from the alteration component associated with the condition of the parasite; an operation component that analyzes received data associated with the condition of the parasite or provides instructions for delivery to the interface component and the alteration component, and logs the condition of the parasite. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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