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John Varley had genetically engineered plants and animals in his Titan/Wizard/Demon trilogy to produce:
- meat (which could be harvested w/o killing the producing animal)
- pre-formed lumber (and the bark could be used for strapping and the stump would ooze glue for a couple of hours)
- radios (seeds would transmit message back to the plant which would then re-broadcast back to the other seeds if sufficiently beautiful)
- hand grenades (largish seeds which would explode)
- pepper spray analogue (a reptile which would squirt an anesthetizing liquid when squeezed and was sufficiently docile to be carried until needed)
and of course a living space station which housed all of the above.
William
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