Project Zero Dawn could be the key to preventing Human extinction and restoring Earth’s biosphere. Part 1: DNA Storage
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Computer Game, Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Mass Extinction, DNA preservation, Horizon Zero DawnAbstract
In the video game series Horizon, the story follows a young huntress named Aloy, as she combats the wilds of a dystopian world, to find the truths to her origin. This paper takes inspiration from the biological aspect of how humans, animals and plants were able to survive the apocalypse and delves into the possibility that the same scenario could be used to preserve life if a cataclysmic event occurred within our future. This paper will contain many plot points from within the Horizon series, so it is advised to at least finish Horizon Zero Dawn before continuing in order to avoid spoilers from the main story.
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