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What about antibiotics resistence? That's what worries me the most. Catching a couple of UFOs and getting a hold of some advanced tech might help with that.

• sologoub 8y ago
  Or could bring some superbugs we haven’t event contemplated and the current host might be largely immune to. previously isolated groups usually don’t do well when meeting other groups who had much wider contact and therefore exposure to more pathogens.
  • fauigerzigerk 8y ago
    I doubt that would work across completely unrelated species. Unfortunately, the same may be true for any med-tech they bring.
    • wool_gather 8y ago
      Maybe at the level of viruses/bacteria, but even something like Dutch elm disease (fungus) or something macro like an insect that finds itself accidentally over-adapted compared to native species could be devastating.