Post by neil on Jun 22, 2021 10:23:06 GMT
Even small amounts of low-grade Long John can be useful, and the street finds its own uses for things.
Fast fungus spreads rapidly across all sorts of bioplastic surfaces. A little bit of tweaking of a genome allows you to control how it spreads and even the colour and texture of the infestation. That leads inevitably to organic graffiti.
There's a little cottage industry of people cooking up custom strains of fast fungus with simple gene editors and domestic culture fermenters. Spray a bit of the edited fast fungus on a wall and watch as, over a few days, it spreads and grows into a colourful pattern.
Simple edits produce semi-geometric patterns, sometimes changing over time like a slow-motion Belousov Zhabotinsky reaction. More complex patterns, like logos and simple images, need more complex gene editing and a bit of care in application. The most complex patterns require careful preparation of the surface with nutrients and fungicides, and the use of several applications of different strains of modified fast fungus.
The result is a city-scape of colourful walls, roofs, and floors, covered in slowly-changing patterns of different styles and ranges. Most property owners get upset by the graffiti and it mostly causes damage like most fast fungus; it's usually as hard to eradicate as fast fungus. Various authorities have tried outlawing it, but the gene editors are common and the recipes are all over CommCore.
Fast fungus spreads rapidly across all sorts of bioplastic surfaces. A little bit of tweaking of a genome allows you to control how it spreads and even the colour and texture of the infestation. That leads inevitably to organic graffiti.
There's a little cottage industry of people cooking up custom strains of fast fungus with simple gene editors and domestic culture fermenters. Spray a bit of the edited fast fungus on a wall and watch as, over a few days, it spreads and grows into a colourful pattern.
Simple edits produce semi-geometric patterns, sometimes changing over time like a slow-motion Belousov Zhabotinsky reaction. More complex patterns, like logos and simple images, need more complex gene editing and a bit of care in application. The most complex patterns require careful preparation of the surface with nutrients and fungicides, and the use of several applications of different strains of modified fast fungus.
The result is a city-scape of colourful walls, roofs, and floors, covered in slowly-changing patterns of different styles and ranges. Most property owners get upset by the graffiti and it mostly causes damage like most fast fungus; it's usually as hard to eradicate as fast fungus. Various authorities have tried outlawing it, but the gene editors are common and the recipes are all over CommCore.