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Romashka comments on Existential biotech hazard that was designed in the 90s? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Romashka 08 March 2015 10:02:39AM 0 points [-]

It would depend on other things, too, like where it would live by design. A floating life form, tolerant of salinity fluctuations (as happen in freshwater ecosystems), producing clonal offspring and with developed rhizoids (to take up inorganic nutrients) might be very handy from engineering point of view, but a disaster if it breaks free.

As to Green parties, well, they earn money.