I was intrigued by the use of 'organic' spaceships in "The Wreck of the 'Charles Dexter Ward'". It reminded me of a particularly frightening movie on the Sci Fi channel (pre-Sharknado, etc) where several people stumble upon a mysterious ship that is actually alive.
I feel that this branch of scientific development offers numerous interesting possibilities in real life and in literature. Why must things be constructed with nuts and bolts when it could be grown? This vaguely reminds me of an inverted version of "The Matrix": instead of the machines growing humans as a power source, we grow the machines ... just in a more literal manner.
How would you feel about using 'living' technology or traveling in a vessel that is certifiably alive?
I would be neat ... and a bit creepy. Definitely something that I'd have to adjust to.
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