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This is one of the things that I like about the expanse series. When people first start moving out to alien ecosystems, they specifically go into how alien vir
by Verdex 6y ago
This is one of the things that I like about the expanse series. When people first start moving out to alien ecosystems, they specifically go into how alien viruses etc are probably not going to be a problem. The metaphor they use is "mining" basically. Where they're not concerned that people will get infected, but they're concerned that some organism will find out that people are full of some resource that the organism can use.
And in fact they bump into some sort of algae that lives in the atmosphere that really likes the saline mixture that makes up most of the liquid in our bodies.
- elliekelly 6y agoI’ve never heard of the Expanse series but your mining comment is both terrifying and intriguing! DuckDuckGo tells me it’s both a series of novels and a Syfy TV series - I’m curious which one (or perhaps both?) you’re referring to so I can add it to my read and/or watch list.
- ido 6y agoThey both tell more or less the same story (the show is based on the books) but I believe they were referring to the tv show.
- cbsks 6y agoThe series is streaming on Amazon Prime, FYI
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- elsonrodriguez 6y agoI experienced the Expanse by watching the first season, binging all the books because I was impatient, then watching the rest with my partner. I feel I've gotten the best of both by doing that.
- Verdex 6y agoI prefer the books but the episodes I saw were all really good. I think I watched to seasson 3.