Mark Williamson wrote:
But really, how many people would be interested in
cataloguing
molecules of an individual's body? I think it would be better done by
nanotechnology of some sort, but it would be difficult to get very far
because beyond the outermost layer, there is very little information
you could get without some sort of invasive procedure (digestive
system, perhaps, but this still excludes important organs). ;p
What goes on in the digestive system is constantly changing. This
implies that in describing the "Encyclopaedia jimboensis" one must take
into account what he included in his last meal. The project should
probably be based on a time after defecation. This avoids having the
encyclopedia describe him as full of shit.
Ec