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Firstly, it's extremely likely that Cocking has read Lovelock's Gaia. Secondly, Lovelock made that story up: there is no Dr Eeger nor a P. eegarii. It's a fant
by Blahah 13y ago
Firstly, it's extremely likely that Cocking has read Lovelock's Gaia.
Secondly, Lovelock made that story up: there is no Dr Eeger nor a P. eegarii. It's a fantastical situation unmatched by anything ever recorded in nature (except cancer, which is exactly what it was supposed to be a metaphor for).
Thirdly, the technology is being extensively tested, and will be more so before it gets regulatory approval.
- vanderZwan 13y ago> except cancer, which is exactly what it was supposed to be a metaphor for To add to that: cancer works by tricking the body into continously feeding it. It's not an appropriate analogy to what these bacteria add to the process.