Husbandry Notes
ENCRYPTION LEVEL: THREE
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...The Hatch has been selected for development due to its naturally wide range of potential food sources.
Energy production is our primary goal, but augmentation to allow for the consumption of non-organic materials is a more attainable first step, and will have additional uses for waste disposal...
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...The Morb has been selected for development based on its ability to perform a multitude of the waste breakdown functions typical for a healthy ecosystem.
Design should focus on eliminating the disease risks posed by a fully matured Morb specimen...
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...The Puft may be suited for serving a sustainable decontamination role.
Potential design must focus on the efficiency of these processes...
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...Wheezeworts are an ideal selection due to their low nutrient requirements and natural terraforming capabilities.
Design of these creatures should focus on enhancing their natural influence on ambient temperatures...
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...The preliminary Hatch gene splices were successful.
The prolific mucus excretions that are typical of the species are now producing hydrocarbons at an incredible pace.
The creature has essentially become a free source of burnable oil...
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...Bioluminescence is always a novelty, but little time should be spent on perfecting these insects from here on out.
The project has more pressing concerns than light sources, particularly now that the low light vegetation issue has been solved...
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Geneticist: The primary concern raised by this project is the variability of environments that colonies may be forced to deal with. The creatures we send with the settlement party will not have the time to evolve and adapt to a new environment, yet each creature has been chosen to play a vital role in colony sustainability and is thus too precious to risk loss.
Geneticist: It follows that each organism we design must be equipped with the tools to survive in as many volatile environments as we are capable of planning for. We should not rely on the Pod alone to replenish creature populations.
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