The Farm is a prototype for the artificial biomes in our colony ship and for Uma's ARK network.
Oh right...
Forgot to mention that on our way back to Earth, Uma told me the transhumans are going ahead with their ARK concept, as soon as we get our colony ship off the ground.
They figure a diversity of plans gives the best long-term odds for humanity's survival.
They want to use a version of our archive in a network of satellite proving grounds, where they can test life forms for optimal survival outcomes.
Once they pick their best candidates, they hope to detoxify and reseed the Earth from orbit.
I was surprised to hear about transhumans planning to repopulate with regular, non-augmented humans.
I guess the idea of resurrecting dead people in cloned bodies is a kind of transhumanism, but I can't help noticing their plan to rebuild the world doesn't seem to include themselves.
Not sure what to make of that.