• gerbler@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I think a lot of these are just cool experiments and projects grad students do for the sake of doing them. Then some hack writes an op ed about how we don’t need to worry about deforestation because we can plop algae tanks down instead.

    • Baphomet_The_Blasphemer@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I thought it was more of an experiment that, if proven successful, could eventually aid in the exploration of space since we would need to engineer ways of creating oxygen for prolonged travel.

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      11 months ago

      Oh thank god. We don’t have to worry about deforestation anymore? Phew. Thanks, tank of algae.

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        11 months ago

        Sadly, dealgaeation is quickly becoming a catastrophic problem. However, we are confident we can soon genetically modify human lungs to partially breathe the sulphur clouds that will engulf our planet!