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A comment on The Argument Against Terraforming Mars (2016). Parent comment

Re:The Argument Against Terraforming Mars (2016) by monkeycantype on Sunday June 04, 2017 @08:24AM (#14481144)
would it be easier and a better investment to change ourselves? replace mitochondria with something that doesn't need oxygen to produce ATP. If you're planning on you and you descendants spending forever exploring space, would you want to be vacuum native?
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Re:The Argument Against Terraforming Mars (2016) by gonvaled on Sunday June 04, 2017 @09:07AM (#14481366)
Interesting, but is it doable? It is not only breathing that needs refactoring: how do we resist very low pressures? What about radiation?

What else needs a complete overhaul?

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Re:The Argument Against Terraforming Mars (2016) by pataoAoC on Sunday June 04, 2017 @02:34PM (#14482800)
I really like the Hyperion Cantos - the Ousters make exactly that decision, to forego terraforming in favor of self-modification. Naturally, the natural humans vilify and hunt them.

http://hyperioncantos.wikia.com/wiki/Ousters

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