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That is not how spores work.
by dotancohen 3mo ago
That is not how spores work.
- Andrex 3mo agoLet the man dream (and possibly write interesting scifi about it).
- cobbzilla 3mo agoIt is in fact how Deinococcus radiodurans works: Deinococcus radiodurans has a unique quality in which it can repair both single- and double-stranded DNA. When damage is apparent to the cell, it brings the damaged DNA into a compartmental ring-like structure where the DNA is repaired, and then is able to fuse the nucleoids from the outside of the compartment with the damaged DNA.
- 6177c40f 3mo agoHowever, to bring it full circle, Deinococcus radiodurans does not form spores!
- throwuxiytayq 3mo agoThat’s fine, I’d be content with having just the DNA repair nanobots, I don’t need to form spores.