Ecophagy
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Ecophagy
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Ecophagy is a term coined by Robert Freitas that means the consumption of an ecosystem. It derives from Greek οἶκος (oikos) 'house, household' and φαγεῖν (phagein) 'to eat'. Freitas used the term to describe a scenario involving molecular nanotechnology gone awry. In this situation out-of-control self-replicating nanorobots consume entire ecosystems, resulting in global ecophagy. However, the word "ecophagy" is now applied more generally in reference to any event—nuclear war, the spread of monoc
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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The literal consumption of an ecosystem
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecophagy
date created:
2003-03-16T18:11:52Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T18:01:36Z
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