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Old 12-15-2007, 05:09 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by The_Heretic View Post
Why a hermet crab. They can't anymore rads than any othe ectothermic animal.
No but their survival strategy is sound......
The bioengineering for this ship would be extensive as no living creature would be able to survive in outer space. However the models and strategies exist, our understanding of the genome provides footholds.
  • Brain
  • Electric fields - electric eel, Shark
  • Magnetic fields - so far as I have heard for migration.
  • Carrying protection around - hermit crab, turtle...

Moving into space is going to force human evolution, naturally or artificially.

I just thought it would be a cool story to grow a ship that was bonded to the individual - and get off this planet......
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