Genetically engineering life forms to travel and colonize space | Genetic Literacy Project

Genetically engineering life forms to travel and colonize space | Genetic Literacy Project: "Genetic biotechnology is usually discussed in the context of current and emerging applications here on Earth, and rightly so, since we still live exclusively in our planetary cradle. But as humanity looks outward, we ponder what kind of life we ought to take with us to support outposts and eventually colonies off the Earth."