The article "Dawn of the plantimals" by Debora MacKenzie and Michael Le Page (11 December, p 32) points to a biotechnology that could have awesome potential. Equipping humans with photosynthetic ability would create a race of people who were fully independent of conventional agriculture for sustenance. Since Homo chlorensis would have to sunbathe au naturel for nutrition, it would be a good idea to encode a magnificent physique into the genome of both male and female forms for maximum effect.
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机译:Debora MacKenzie和Michael Le Page的文章“植物的黎明”(12月11日,第32页)指出了一种具有巨大潜力的生物技术。为人类提供光合作用的能力将导致一群完全独立于常规农业维持生计的人们。由于氯人必须日光浴以获取营养,所以最好在男性和女性形式的基因组中编码一个庞大的体质,以发挥最大的作用。
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