And what is the ethical difference and is there any ethical difference between spreading a particular Earth life versus spreading a potential of life across the galaxy?
But the idea of digital resurrection is a complicated concept both legally and ethically, says Irina Raicu, director of the internet ethics program at Santa Clara University.
Such an act would be " the most staggering betrayal of the values and ethics of our profession" , according to the Manchester University papyrologist Roberta Mazza.