pseudo-biotic

Alive, only by process of domestication/artificial selection, and having a mix of biological characteristics which either are not autonomously viable, or would not be selected for, by process of natural selection.

Of all the pseudo-biotic creatures on Old McDonald's farm, the pig is the one invited most, to dinner.

by ancestaera April 25, 2020

Advanced Biotechnology

The point where biology stops being a subject to study and becomes a programmable, hackable, manufacturing platform. It's CRISPR gene editing, synthetic biology that writes DNA from scratch, tissue engineering of organs, and brain-computer interfaces. This is biology as information technology, moving from reading the code of life to writing and debugging it. The potential ranges from curing all diseases and growing meat in vats to designing bespoke babies and creating new, never-before-seen biological systems.

Example: "Advanced biotech isn't just a new drug; it's mRNA vaccines programmed in weeks, bacteria engineered to poop biofuels, and clinical trials for growing new kidneys from a patient's own cells." Advanced Biotechnology

by Dumuabzu January 29, 2026