# Biological Boot Disk **Entity class:** Biological-preservation metaphor **Domain:** Regenerative medicine / Digital continuity **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition A biological boot disk is a metaphor for preserved cells that retain a person's genome and potentially useful biological material for future therapies. ## Mechanism and significance The metaphor emphasizes recoverable source material but must not be mistaken for preservation of a person's memories, developed body, or complete biological state. ## Relationships - **Research dossier:** [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] - **Ontology route:** [[ASI and RSI Timeline Ontology#Generative Humans, Continuity, and Presence|Generative Humans, Continuity, and Presence]] - **Primary fields:** [[Digital Human Twin]] · [[Machine Succession]] · [[Posthumous Avatar]] - **Adjacent concepts:** [[Placental-Cell Banking]] · [[LifeBank USA]] · [[Know Your Use Case]] · [[High-Resolution Ancestor Avatar]] ## Sources and provenance - [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] — immediate source for this node's role in the broadcast research map. ## Evidence boundary The research dossier establishes why this entity or concept belongs in the Moonshots ontology. Time-sensitive organizational, product, policy, and performance claims should be checked against the linked primary source or a current authoritative source before reuse as settled fact.