- Roddenberry Entertainment has created a non-fungible token (NFT) of sci-fi legend
Gene Roddenberry ’s signature on the first-everStar Trek contract. - The signature of the man who created Star Trek will be stored on the DNA code of bacteria.
- In the 10 hours after being implanted, the bacteria had already replicated to create billions of copies of the NFT.
Sci-fi legend Gene Roddenberry’s signature on the first ever contract for
Star Trek with Lucille Ball’s Desilu Productions is being minted on the
Solana blockchain but is being stored organically, on DNA. According to the creators, Roddenberry Entertainment, this is the first-ever living ecological non-fungible token (NFT).
The signature from the contract dated 18 May 1965 will be implanted in DNA code into the cell of live bacteria. And, as the bacteria replicates and duplicates itself, so will the NFT — a supply of a billion in one night.
Star Trek NFTs may come back as zombie bacteria
One could argue that if there are billions of copies of the same NFT being created on a daily basis, it’s not really unique. However, the creators have named the NFT ‘El Primero’, which means ‘the first’ in Spanish.
The bacteria cells are currently dormant. The sample was freeze-dried after 10 hours of embedding the code. The creators say this leaves the door open for reanimation in the future, at which time the bacteria will be able to begin replicating themselves once again.
Living eco-NFTs want to address the environment controversy
It’s not only fossil fuels and mining for cryptocurrencies that have taken a hit for being a contributor to climate change. NFTs too have appeared on the radar for being a energy-guzzling process, especially since a lot of it happens on the Ethereum blockchain.
According to the creators, the
research has shown that the use of synthetic DNA for data storage has the…
