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| Nutrient Extractor and Maximizer (NEM) | ||
| Device that replaces and extends the capabilities of the human digestive system. |
Tired? Feel like you'd like to get more energy out of the food you eat?
| Set beside the grand majority of complex meld surgeries, his was comparatively simple. They removed half his stomach and the majority of his intestines. In their place were inserted a fuel cell-powered post-digestive NEM (nutrient extractor and maximizer) that drew energy from the fortified liquids he drank. It was complimented by a compact prefood processor. |
| Technovelgy from The Human Blend,
by Alan Dean Foster. Published by Del Rey in 2010 Additional resources -
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Compare with the syrup sac from sf Grandmaster Jack Vance's award-winning 1967 novel The Last Castle, as well as this article DARPA Seeks Metabolic Dominance.
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