Activity for Christopher Costello
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Could your grandchild be genetically identical to you? Plain and simple: could your offspring's offspring be genetically identical to you? What conditions would this be possible under, if any? (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |
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Xenobiology of extraterrestrial parasitic superorganism I'm looking to devise an extraterrestrial parasitic organism that perpetuates itself by infecting entire stellar biospheres before moving on to colonize other inhabited star systems. This organism would be a very well adapted interstellar apex predator. The concept is inspired by the Halo franchise'... (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |
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Xenobiology of Halo's "Flood" How might a fictional parasitic superorganism like the Halo franchise's "Flood" function? Put plainly, how would the biology of a parasitic superorganism that grows by converting the biomass of other organisms into something that it can use to maximally propagate itself function? What type of infe... (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |