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Originally Posted by The_Heretic
I haven't pushed quite that far as to suggest a fully organic ship, though on a couple I do suggest an organic substitute for a vessel's computer and central control system.
Another was to suggest a inter-solar migrating organism with fully inorganic and artificial origins. Instead of cells it was composed of nanoscopic cell-like modules.
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Why not, if space travel becomes feasible the ship will need the ability to "heal", there are no "WayStations" that we know of out there. Ideally it will have a fully integrated system, what better system is there than an organic one. There would be no real bond between a creature of space and a planet dweller - except.....