From J. Wroblewski
The article “Dawn of the plantimals” by Debora MacKenzie and Michael Le Page (11 December, p 32) points to a biotechnology that could have awesome potential. Equipping humans with photosynthetic ability would create a race of people who were fully independent of conventional agriculture for sustenance. Since Homo chlorensis would have to sunbathe au naturel for nutrition, it would be a good idea to encode a magnificent physique into the genome of both male and female forms for maximum effect.
Vancouver, Canada
