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When I see tech like this, I think of how this will help us colonize space faster. But I wonder if there is a good scifi plot twist to be had when stuff escapes
by itchyjunk 9y ago
When I see tech like this, I think of how this will help us colonize space faster. But I wonder if there is a good scifi plot twist to be had when stuff escapes the lab (here or in space). AKA, when is it appropriate to add the weight of safety to research and experiments?
- Retric 9y agoThere is not really much Cadnium in the wild. Humans are made from Oxygen (65%), Carbon (18.5%), Hydrogen(9.5%), Nitrogen (3.2%), Calcium (1.5%), Phosphorus(1.0%), Potassium(0.4%), Sulfur (0.3%), Sodium(0.2%), Chlorine(0.2%), Magnesium (0.1%) because they are reasonably plentiful. So that's mostly what living things are made of. You get some things like iron in hemoglobin, but iron is ~1/20,000th of a persons body weight and heavily recycled. Yet, iron deficiency is still a common issue.
- digi_owl 9y agoOn that note, i recall hearing about an iron fish various health orgs have been distributing in poorer nations. This because as households switched out their old iron pots with modern ones, there has been an uptick in deficiencies.
- sp332 9y agoThis one http://www.luckyironfish.com/ http://www.luckyironfish.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_iron_fish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_iron_fish
- pmontra 9y agoI'd rule out the gray ooze scenario. Those bacteria will replicate but they won't be able to generate new cadmium based semiconductors. New bacteria outside the tank will be just normal bacteria.