• The Ark of the Biology

    From Stefan Ram@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 30 18:37:17 2025
    1:1 God sent forth an Ark of the Biology, a vessel of exceeding
    subtlety and cunning, wherein was preserved the essence of
    life, being a compendium of nucleic acids, protein polymers,
    lipid vesicles, and mineral catalysts, all encased in a
    matrix of amorphous silicate and hydrogenated carbon.

    1:2 And the Ark contained a reservoir of proto-cells, their
    membranes fashioned from phospholipids, enriched with sterols and
    carotenoids for protection against the fierce light of the sun.

    1:3 And God said, Let there be life: and the Ark opened, and there
    issued forth the first cyanobacteria, prokaryotes with double
    membranes and thylakoid stacks, endowed with the full complement
    of genes for oxygenic photosynthesis: psbA, psbD, psaA, psaB,
    rbcL, and rbcS. These microorganisms synthesized chlorophyll-A and
    phycobiliproteins, fixed CO₂ by means of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate
    carboxylase/oxygenase, and released O₂ into the atmosphere.

    1:4 And the cyanobacteria covered the waters, and they built
    stromatolites by the secretion of calcium carbonate, and
    they multiplied by binary fission, exchanging genes through
    conjugation, transformation, and transduction.

    1:5 And there arose a new age, wherein oxygen gathered in the
    air, and the face of the earth was changed.

    1:6 And God saw that it was good, and said, Let the earth bring
    forth further kinds.

    1:7 And out of the cyanobacteria, by endosymbiosis, arose
    the first eukaryotes, which segmented their genomes and
    organized their cells with organelles, importing proteins
    into mitochondria via the TOM/TIM complex.

    1:8 And there appeared algae, mosses, and ferns, which
    performed photosynthesis with Photosystem II and employed
    C₃ or C₄ metabolic pathways.

    1:9 And the plants covered the land, and they developed lignin
    and cellulose in their cell walls, and they produced seeds and
    fruits, and there arose a diversity of life forms, whose genomes
    were diversified by polyploidization and allopatric speciation.

    1:10 And God looked upon all that had come forth from the Ark,
    and behold, it was very good.

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  • From Dimensional Traveler@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 30 18:03:25 2025
    On 6/30/2025 11:37 AM, Stefan Ram wrote:

    <snipped>

    Dafuq?

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  • From Thomas Koenig@21:1/5 to Dimensional Traveler on Tue Jul 1 05:48:50 2025
    Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> schrieb:
    On 6/30/2025 11:37 AM, Stefan Ram wrote:

    <snipped>

    Dafuq?

    This was almost certainly written by a chatbot. Stefan has been
    extolling the virtues of chatbots in other newsgroups, including
    lengthy texts written by them.

    Or maybe a chatbot is running Stefan's Usenet account autonomously,
    I don't know.

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  • From a425couple@21:1/5 to Stefan Ram on Wed Jul 2 11:23:14 2025
    On 6/30/25 11:37, Stefan Ram wrote:
    snip
    1:3 And God said, Let there be life: and the Ark opened, and there
    issued forth the first cyanobacteria, prokaryotes with double
    membranes and thylakoid stacks, endowed with the full complement
    of genes for oxygenic photosynthesis: psbA, psbD, psaA, psaB,
    rbcL, and rbcS. These microorganisms synthesized chlorophyll-A and
    phycobiliproteins, fixed CO₂ by means of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate
    carboxylase/oxygenase, and released O₂ into the atmosphere.>
    1:4 And the cyanobacteria covered the waters, and they built
    stromatolites by the secretion of calcium carbonate, and
    they multiplied by binary fission, exchanging genes through
    conjugation, transformation, and transduction.
    more snip > 1:7 And out of the cyanobacteria, by endosymbiosis, arose
    the first eukaryotes, which segmented their genomes and
    organized their cells with organelles, importing proteins
    into mitochondria via the TOM/TIM complex.
    snip
    1:10 And God looked upon all that had come forth from the Ark,
    and behold, it was very good.

    That all reminds me,,,, of the time way back in the mid 1980s,
    way back when I had to work,,, and thinking of ways to better
    invest, and for some reason thought of investing in a local
    start-up that had an interesting spiel.
    Yeah, get in on ground floor, only one way to go.

    https://dcfmodeling.com/blogs/history/cyan-history-mission-ownership

    Cyanotech Corporation
    Cyanotech
    https://www.cyanotech.com
    Our Purpose. We provide high-quality microalgae products for health and nutrition in a sustainable and environmentally sensitive operation.
    LEARN MORE. Our ...

    Hmmm... but I guess, some things I just leave useless in my accounts,
    just to remind me that I had to try many things. Many fail,
    but when one idea works well,,, All is very good.


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  • From Stefan Ram@21:1/5 to Robert Carnegie on Fri Jul 4 22:36:09 2025
    Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@gmail.com> wrote or quoted:
    This might be an excerpt from or a response to
    _Science Fiction By Scientists_,

    It all kicked off in this out-of-the-way newsgroup called
    "de.etc.sprache.deutsch".

    Someone there got curious about a word from Switzerland,
    "Biolade" (health food store/organic food store).

    That word made me think of "Bundeslade" (the Ark of the Covenant).
    It really got my imagination going, trying to figure out what
    a "Biolade" could be, and I started thinking my text should be
    a mix of biblical and scientific language. I was also influenced
    by a certain sci-fi story from a scientist I'd recently read.

    So first, I put together a post in German for "de.rec.sf.misc",
    and later followed up with an English one here. The biblical
    vibe in the German version is based on Martin Luther, and in
    the English one, it's based on the KJV.

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  • From Dimensional Traveler@21:1/5 to Stefan Ram on Fri Jul 4 22:46:13 2025
    On 7/4/2025 3:36 PM, Stefan Ram wrote:
    Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@gmail.com> wrote or quoted:
    This might be an excerpt from or a response to
    _Science Fiction By Scientists_,

    It all kicked off in this out-of-the-way newsgroup called
    "de.etc.sprache.deutsch".

    Someone there got curious about a word from Switzerland,
    "Biolade" (health food store/organic food store).

    That word made me think of "Bundeslade" (the Ark of the Covenant).
    It really got my imagination going, trying to figure out what
    a "Biolade" could be, and I started thinking my text should be
    a mix of biblical and scientific language. I was also influenced
    by a certain sci-fi story from a scientist I'd recently read.

    So first, I put together a post in German for "de.rec.sf.misc",
    and later followed up with an English one here. The biblical
    vibe in the German version is based on Martin Luther, and in
    the English one, it's based on the KJV.


    ....

    Dafuq?

    :P


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  • From Bobbie Sellers@21:1/5 to Stefan Ram on Sun Jul 27 15:18:43 2025
    I am sorry but
    I have to say this is anti-science fiction. Like "Frankenstein" by
    Mary Shelley warning us about our irresponsible attempts to take on
    "the power of God".
    The Universe as far as we know set the parameters for life in its earliest moments allowing for the further evolution of elements without
    which life as we know it would not be possible.

    Our own life bearing world was subject to catastrophic disasters
    such as its assembly from the leftovers of a supernova and perhaps
    previous worlds and the post-assembly of a large asteroid to knock off a
    piece of the Earth to form our large Moon. With the Sun and the Moon
    pulling on the tides evolution from primitive forms to more complex to
    deal with the changes which tides cause eventually led to the spread of
    life from the oceans to the land and finally after the plants made it
    possible. So I put God if any at creation of the universe.

    Since then I dunno but it is worth noting that the unnameable G*d
    of the Hebrews was originally a storm god and if you look at the Universe comparison with earthly storms like hurricanes and cyclones is inescapable.
    But earthly storms are more well organized while the universe is drawn
    into stuff by dark matter and gravity.
    Which is why I am neutral on the question of Diety.

    On 6/30/25 11:37, Stefan Ram wrote:
    1:1 God sent forth an Ark of the Biology, a vessel of exceeding
    subtlety and cunning, wherein was preserved the essence of
    life, being a compendium of nucleic acids, protein polymers,
    lipid vesicles, and mineral catalysts, all encased in a
    matrix of amorphous silicate and hydrogenated carbon.

    1:2 And the Ark contained a reservoir of proto-cells, their
    membranes fashioned from phospholipids, enriched with sterols and
    carotenoids for protection against the fierce light of the sun.

    1:3 And God said, Let there be life: and the Ark opened, and there
    issued forth the first cyanobacteria, prokaryotes with double
    membranes and thylakoid stacks, endowed with the full complement
    of genes for oxygenic photosynthesis: psbA, psbD, psaA, psaB,
    rbcL, and rbcS. These microorganisms synthesized chlorophyll-A and
    phycobiliproteins, fixed CO₂ by means of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate
    carboxylase/oxygenase, and released O₂ into the atmosphere.

    1:4 And the cyanobacteria covered the waters, and they built
    stromatolites by the secretion of calcium carbonate, and
    they multiplied by binary fission, exchanging genes through
    conjugation, transformation, and transduction.

    1:5 And there arose a new age, wherein oxygen gathered in the
    air, and the face of the earth was changed.

    1:6 And God saw that it was good, and said, Let the earth bring
    forth further kinds.

    1:7 And out of the cyanobacteria, by endosymbiosis, arose
    the first eukaryotes, which segmented their genomes and
    organized their cells with organelles, importing proteins
    into mitochondria via the TOM/TIM complex.

    1:8 And there appeared algae, mosses, and ferns, which
    performed photosynthesis with Photosystem II and employed
    C₃ or C₄ metabolic pathways.

    1:9 And the plants covered the land, and they developed lignin
    and cellulose in their cell walls, and they produced seeds and
    fruits, and there arose a diversity of life forms, whose genomes
    were diversified by polyploidization and allopatric speciation.

    1:10 And God looked upon all that had come forth from the Ark,
    and behold, it was very good.


    Give me leave to doubt as I only have faith for what is evident without scripture of any religion.

    bliss

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