shallows
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Where this co-evolution idea gets really interesting is with cybernetics. Can these differing types of organism be combined? About how practical could it be? It seems like the difficulty of adding in such parts after the biological parts have been grown would make it generally unproductive for anything other than medical care.(If the cybernetics are so advanced that they are simply better generally, what's the point in humans still existing? I also doubt that cybernetics would advance faster than genetic engineering in the long term, as biological organisms have many advantages(repair, degradation and the cycle of life allowing its components to be immediately useful as food, minimal toxic waste, and quick and easy reproduction.))
Likewise, what about reverse cybernetics? Could biological creatures be used to repair and maintain some form of android? It seems like cybernetics/reverse cybernetics would be most useful in the case of an extreme disparity in one particular aspect(regeneration, consistency, etc.) Additionally, is there ever a point where the advancements in both make them simply interchangeable?
Likewise, what about reverse cybernetics? Could biological creatures be used to repair and maintain some form of android? It seems like cybernetics/reverse cybernetics would be most useful in the case of an extreme disparity in one particular aspect(regeneration, consistency, etc.) Additionally, is there ever a point where the advancements in both make them simply interchangeable?