From: jbn@forestfield.org   
      
   Timothy Bruening  wrote:   
   > How does a redwood tree grow to 100s of feet tall in a matter of   
   > seconds without any inputs?   
      
   It was explained in the dialogue. The researchers said that the   
   redwood seed was:   
      
   > ...genetically engineered with tardigrade DNA, which means it can   
   > survive and grow in anything. Rock, metal, sand. It can exist a   
   > hundred years without water. You can toss this seed in the middle of   
   > the Sahara, and in a century have a towering redwood.   
      
   which would seem to explain how the tree would grow despite not   
   getting Earth's nutrients and sunlight.   
      
   A few minutes later they showed the "quantum bubble that can be   
   adjusted to accelerate time" (later confirmed again by Dr. Aronov   
   during the ship-to-ship battle scene) which would cover how the tree   
   grew so quickly.   
      
   Then they put the two together, which is what one can reasonably   
   expect from an entertaining sci-fi show.   
      
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