RE: [GZG] Biology in a vacuum

Which was close to what I understand of the problem as well.

Things designed to keep pressure out don't tend to work very well at
keeping
pressure in (different reinforcing etc).

Easiest to just say that Sa'Vasku are the masters of bio-engineering and
can
"grow" anything biologic that doesn't need a conscious brain.

Brendan
'Neath Southern Skies
http://home.pacific.net.au/~southernsk/ 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gzg-l-bounces@lists.csua.berkeley.edu 
> [mailto:gzg-l-bounces@lists.csua.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of 
> Beth.Fulton@csiro.au
> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 3:14 PM
> To: gzg-l@lists.csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject: RE: [GZG] Biology in a vacuum
> 
> G'day,
> 
> >  After all, the difference between temperatures and 
> pressures found in 
> > the deepest trench, or active floor vent, and the near 
> surface of the
> ocean
> > could be seen as extreme as between sea level and outer space....
> 
> Problem is I can't think of a single large bodied (over say 
> 8-10cm total
> size) that can come up from the abyssal plain, let alone 
> trenches and survive. They tend to pop, or invert (nothing 
> like having you insides out to kill you off). That's ignoring 
> cellular level damage that occurs on exposure to vacuum.
> 
> > I suppose I'm lucky not to be burdened with training and knowledge.
> ;->=
> 
> Bit why I can live with FTL ;)
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Beth
> 
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