If we hope to one day leave Earth and explore the universe, our bodies are going to have to get a lot better at...
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If we hope to one day leave Earth and explore the universe, our bodies are going to have to get a lot better at surviving the harsh conditions of space. Using synthetic biology, Lisa Nip hopes to harness special powers from microbes on Earth — such as the ability to withstand radiation — to make humans more fit for exploring space. "We're approaching a time during which we'll have the capacity to decide our own genetic destiny," Nip says. "Augmenting the human body with new abilities is no longer a question of how, but of when." http://www.33rdsquare.com/2016/04/how-we-could-evolve-to-survive-in-space.html
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If we hope to one day leave Earth and explore the universe, our bodies are going to have to get a lot better at surviving the harsh conditions of space. Using synthetic biology, Lisa Nip hopes to harness special powers from microbes on Earth — such as the ability to withstand radiation — to make humans more fit for exploring space. "We're approaching a time during which we'll have the capacity to decide our own genetic destiny," Nip says. "Augmenting the human body with new abilities is no longer a question of how, but of when." http://www.33rdsquare.com/2016/04/how-we-could-evolve-to-survive-in-space.html
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Are u suggesting we become tardigrades?
ReplyDeleteUnless at very relativistic speeds, no oxygen breather would be able to survive.
ReplyDeleteIt's very simple really. No matter how tight we make our spaceships, a little oxygen (and other gasses) will escape continuously through any walls we can create. We wouldn't be able to bring enough to last the journey... Freezing is probably not going to work either.
The alternative is of.c. to download into a mobile computer...