06-22-2017, 12:34 AM
Excellent summary Todd 
Note that the free-floating vat model is the same principle as a lot of industrial biotechnology. We've been producing things like insulin for decades this way, using tanks of genetically engineered bacteria to mass produce human insulin that is then filtered off for medical use. The field of synthetic biology is heavily involved in new methods that could allow for vats creating all kinds of products. Almost all raw chemicals but that would be a huge boon for various fields. There's a company called Evolva that's been running a couple of years that hopes to produce all kinds of ingredients that are usually un-sustainable cash crops in vats of engineered cells that would be cheaper and cleaner (haven't heard about them in a while but the principle is sound).
You could likely do much better in OA but it goes to show that the FFV model is entirely valid in a range of circumstances.
Note that the free-floating vat model is the same principle as a lot of industrial biotechnology. We've been producing things like insulin for decades this way, using tanks of genetically engineered bacteria to mass produce human insulin that is then filtered off for medical use. The field of synthetic biology is heavily involved in new methods that could allow for vats creating all kinds of products. Almost all raw chemicals but that would be a huge boon for various fields. There's a company called Evolva that's been running a couple of years that hopes to produce all kinds of ingredients that are usually un-sustainable cash crops in vats of engineered cells that would be cheaper and cleaner (haven't heard about them in a while but the principle is sound).You could likely do much better in OA but it goes to show that the FFV model is entirely valid in a range of circumstances.
OA Wish list:
- DNI
- Internal medical system
- A dormbot, because domestic chores suck!