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For questions about artificially modifying the DNA of a life form.

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Plant bioforming for use around Jupiter

There was an article a few years ago where it was thought that certain one-celled organisms (found near Chernobyl) used a form of melanin could use energy obtained from radiation. https://doi.org/10.1 …
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economics of uplifiting an animal species

Diversity of problem solving, and the way the world is viewed. Each species has a different way of sensing and experiencing the world. These points of view lead to different ways and approaches even t …
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How to built a molecular timer into a bioweapon?

Phages might speak only to their own kind, but they can also listen in on other languages. Molecular biologist Bonnie Bassler and her graduate student Justin Silpe have found that viruses can use quo …
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How could be a relatively "universal" eye?

as @elemtilas mentions the pupil shape and size. This will be connected to the amount of light gathered, but the slit pupil for predators give improved depth of field and the ability to judge distanc …
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The absolute limits of photosynthesis

There is a 2008 paper that tries to answer this question. They compare C3 and C4 photosynthesis. Switching to LEDs you can try to match the spectrum and claim that improves efficiency, but LEDs are t …
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