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Does this mean maybe we should just load up micro organisms onto probes and fire them off onto passing asteroids in hopes someday they will hit some planet some
by deadbabe 2y ago
Does this mean maybe we should just load up micro organisms onto probes and fire them off onto passing asteroids in hopes someday they will hit some planet somewhere and spawn new life after millions of years?
- asdff 2y agoA far more realistic prospect of backing up life on earth than using humans for sure
- BuyMyBitcoins 2y agoOne thing to consider is that even though bacteria can colonize some sterile object, they don’t seem to be able to create their own self sustaining biome. As far as we know there are no species that can truly exist independently without any resources generated from some other species. Which makes sense because full autonomy would be more costly than simply relying on organic products made by some other species in the biosphere. For instance, all Vitamin B is produced by bacteria and more complex organisms depend on it as a nutrient rather than producing it on their own.