• Flying Squid
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    13 months ago

    “Everything” with our sort of molecule for storing information. DNA might not be the only way.

    • @leftzero
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      53 months ago

      It’s not about DNA; it’s about “crab-like” being an optimal shape for something that has to move itself in and manipulate a variety of environments.

      It doesn’t matter if it’s an arthropod or a robot. Crab-like is almost always optimal.

      • Flying Squid
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        3 months ago

        Optimal for Earth environments.

        A crab body would not work if life evolved on a gas giant.