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Comment by JumpCrisscross | original | For first time, a cell built from scratch grows and divides
[−]JumpCrisscross · 2026-07-01 Wed 15:27 UTC · link
> aliens that seeded life on Earth are seeing us making baby steps

Or like a grad student didn’t dispose of their work properly and are desperately trying to distract from their scandal.

[−]manIliketea · 2026-07-01 Wed 16:07 UTC · link
I vastly prefer the explanation like of Roadside Picnic. They didn't try to create us, they don't care that we're here, and, ultimately, we will never be able to know them in any meaningful sense. ;)
[−]thriftwy · 2026-07-01 Wed 16:43 UTC · link
https://shkrobius.livejournal.com/401292.html offers a fascinating narrative rooted in cell biology