I'm putting my bets down on tardigrades as the poster child of
space-pioneer phyla:
https://www.popsci.com/tardigrades-on-the-moon-alive/
Given Elno's (nod to Glen) predilections, I wouldn't be surprised if he
didn't have a secret lab where he is cultivating strains of tardigrades
with his own genes spliced in?
https://astrobiology.com/2024/06/modifying-genomes-of-tardigrades-to-unravel-their-secrets.html
Microbes can colonize space, produce drugs and create energy −
researchers are simulating their inner workings to harness how
https://theconversation.com/microbes-can-colonize-space-produce-drugs-and-create-energy-researchers-are-simulating-their-inner-workings-to-harness-how-241131
On 1/14/25 09:13, Prof David West wrote:
I take a more charitable view to writing, especially fiction, and
find value in the ideas that can be sparked by a good SciFi novel
like Neal Stephenson's Diamond Age. A world where stuff is
essentially 'free' because of nano-tech, but social stratification
persists and new interesting problems arise. Not an argument against
Jochen's technological optimism, but a caution that the issues are
more complicated than many assume.
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