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A Pet Crayfish Can Clone Itself, and It's Spreading Around the World
- bllguo 9y agoPretty horrifying to think about. A stray mutation somewhere could wreak absolute havoc on the world. Reminds me of "The Golden Man" by Philip K. Dick
- setr 9y agobut the expected outcome is, in time, they'll mostly die off in a single extinction event, ie virus, due to their lack of genetic diversity so it's a problem that'll likely resolve itself, though they could cause permanent damage in the meantime
- yhavr 9y ago> only to find his tank inexplicably filling up with the creatures The world hunger problem has solved!