Hypothetically speaking, what alterations to our biology/genome would need to occur in order for us to be able to safely drink saltwater?

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CanadaPlus , 7 months ago

Sea birds have an organ that pulls super-concentrated brine out of their bloodstream, like a kidney on steroids. IIRC it’s in their face. So, that.

However, we can’t even grow normal human organs yet, let alone whole new ones.

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