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Marine glass sponge that builds silica skeletons (en.wikipedia.org)
26 points by shannietron 2172 days ago
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acd 2171 days ago
Could you grow sponges on the moon to build glass structures in space? Ie so the marine glass sponge consume silica from the moon surface? Thinking in terms of terraforming.
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xbmcuser 2167 days ago
The sponge would also need to be able to survive the cold of space and heat of the sun.
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Chris2048 2171 days ago
Wouldn't you need water for that?
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