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Re:Show HN: Science fiction inspired by an HN thread (5 min ... by pcrh on Monday November 14, 2022 @02:31PM (#33599606)
Nice!

Apparently one organism can use L-glucose, Pseudomonas caryophylli [0]. It's a plant pathogen [1]. No doubt other micro-organisms can as well. So would be a great reset of evolution back to the Cambrian era?

[0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40609/

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkholderia_caryophylli

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Re:Show HN: Science fiction inspired by an HN thread (5 min ... by user052919 on Monday November 14, 2022 @02:35PM (#33599679)
Sweet, I actually love that! Upregulating a plant pathogen feels like it could be disastrous. If I had a better grasp of ecology I'd have thought of more examples like, haha. Might include it in a future iteration if you don't mind!
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