Admiral, There Be Whales Here

In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home; when Scotty says "Admiral, There be Whales Here!", he wasn't talking about inside of you. He was just thrilled that he was able to rig the transporter to re-materialize two humpback whales on board a makeshift aquarium inside a Klingon battleship. But, if scientists have their day, they will put a whale inside a person. Well - maybe not the whole whale, but genetically engineered bits and pieces.

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It appears that whale hearts are more sophisticated than our own at being able to send pulse signals through fibers/wires around their hearts to keep it pumping. Read the article.
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Could this put an end to the pacemaker, a multi-billion dollar business? I'm sure there will be plenty of self-interested groups looking to put a stop to all this scientific advancement. I just thought it was interesting and wanted to share. I thought maybe someone out there might like to know they plan to put a sea cucumber inside of you... hee hee.

"double dumb-ass on you"