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I've been writing these two papers forever now, but the work is worth the effort. By the way, I originally thought the papers were due last Friday, but when I checked the guidelines again, I found out they are due this coming Monday.

As with just about everything else I've done since I've been at Carnegie Mellon, I feel like I'm completely immersed in the subject.
My desk, in full kidney paper force. Click to enlargeIt's really amazing to become so familiar with a topic in such a small amount of time. Two weeks ago, I knew practically nothing about the kidney, and now, I can tell my glomerulus from my calyx and my Duct of Bellini from my Loop of Henle. And, I know a nanorobot isn't going to be able to enter the urinary tract from the kidney unless it cuts its way into it.

For my "term paper" for Elias's class, I plan to turn in two individual works: a paper describing nanorobot navigation in the kidney and a paper giving an analysis of the Microbivore, the artificial white blood cell with which I have been working. Both will be submitted in good form, but the kidney paper won't be quite finished. Specifically, I'm bothered by a particular problem I encountered when figuring out how a nanorobot might navigate the glomerular filtration membrane, and I want to go sit at a library for a couple hours next week and try to figure it out. I would also like to flesh out some of the other details in the paper with some data from more sources.

I'll post the paper here when I'm ready for the world to read it, but if you want a sneak preview, feel free to inquire through the usual channels, and I'll send you a PDF.