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a survival pod that laughs at apocalypse and waits out the end of the world
means A microscopic reproductive cell, produced by fungi, ferns, mosses, and some bacteria, that can survive harsh conditions and grow into a new organism without needing to be fertilized.
from From the Greek 'spora,' meaning 'a sowing' or 'seed,' rooted in 'speirein,' 'to sow' — the same seed-scattering image that gives us 'sperm' and 'sporadic' (things scattered here and there). Botanists borrowed the word in the early 19th century for these tiny scattered survival capsules, and it has been quietly outlasting its etymological cousins ever since.
- deep freeze
- some survive being frozen near absolute zero
- ancient revival
- spores germinated after millions of years dormant
- space proof
- survived years exposed outside the space station
- single cell
- one spore can rebuild an entire colony
- radiation laugh
- shrug off doses that vaporize human cells
spore creature creator — 2008 video game by maxis where players design and evolve creatures from single-celled organisms
anthrax spores — dormant bacterial cells used in 2001 u.s. bioterrorism attacks that killed 5 people
fungal spores — reproductive structures released by fungi like aspergillus that can cause infections in humans