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Re:The Theory of Interstellar Trade by nathanathan on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @01:20AM (#17547492)
Cells might be worth transporting. Although the DNA can be sent as data and reconstructed, de novo reconstruction of the rest of the cellular machinery needed to run the DNA might not be practical.
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Re:The Theory of Interstellar Trade by antt on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @01:34AM (#17547528)
A seed universal constructor would be worth transporting. If that is a machine or a ship with cryogenically frozen human of all ages is a topic for another day.
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Re:The Theory of Interstellar Trade by selestify on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @02:02AM (#17547620)
Why humans of all ages? Young humans could grow into old ones, but not vice versa.
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Re:The Theory of Interstellar Trade by antt on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @04:43AM (#17548244)
It's easier to use human to raise other humans than to hope an AI gets it right.
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Re:The Theory of Interstellar Trade by wruza on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @02:17AM (#17547681)
If you need them quickly, like ‘human to go’.
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