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Could/should humans be able to literally feed of the Sun?

Asked by BronxLens (1539points) August 17th, 2008

If genetic engineering can transfer natural or synthetic genes to an organism (e.g. Alba, the glow-in-the-dark rabbit ) , could humans be given photosynthesis abilities, allowing us to feed literally from the Sun? What would be some of the ethical/scientific/legal, etc., reasons not to do so even if it was viable?

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