TED: How humans could evolve to survive in space | Lisa Nip

The video explores humanity's evolution and innate desire to explore, highlighting the challenges of space travel, such as microgravity and radiation. It introduces synthetic biology as a tool for genetic engineering to adapt organisms and humans for space environments. The potential of using engineered organisms for terraforming and addressing radiation challenges is discussed. The video concludes with a reflection on human evolution and the ethical considerations of genetic engineering.

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