manipulation of evolution on a planet theme

A species influences the development of life on other planets by interceding early in the evolutionary process (possibly before biological molecules first appeared) and then letting nature take its course.

Examples

In tz1985e1x15b "A Small Talent for War", an alien told some United Nations delegates that his people had seeded Earth, along with millions of other worlds, with life.

3 total · 1 major · 2 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
tng6x20 major The Primordial Humanoid revealed that all the major humanoid races hailed from a space seeding project orchestrated by the Primordial Humanoids.
novel: Children of Time (2015) minor Before wiping each others out in a great war, the human race had been undertaking various projects that aimed to bring human-friendly life to other planets, whereof the spider planet was a special case.
tz1985e1x15b minor An alien told some United Nations delegates that his people had seeded Earth, along with millions of other worlds, with life.