Future Predators of Humans

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Future Predators of Humans
Topic Started: May 17 2009, 06:07 PM (9,975 Views)
rufus	May 17 2009, 06:07 PM Post #1
Newborn Posts: 37 Group: Members Member #171 Joined: May 14, 2009	I rememebr that once in Peter Ward's book he mentions the differnt things that could possibly thin the human population. He mentioned, then dismissed at once the possibility of a new sort of predator. As he correctly observes, any such predator would be quickly elininated or contained if it started preying on our species. Humans would simply not allow ourselves or our children to become food. But that got me to thinking. Suppose some future genetic scientist, engineered some sort of future predator to prey upon humans, perhaps as a way of cleansing the population of :defectives" or undesirables". The species could be genetically programed to hunt only humans as a food source. And it might be programed to eliminate only those humans who carried certain traits such as genetic maladies. This would have to be done in such a way that the human population would not know what was happening, and could not take the action needed to eliminate the predators. This creature would be engineered from humans themselves.The creature could have engineered traits from other animal species, such as camaflauge abilites, and perhaps sonar from bats to stun their prey. BTW, I thought of this idea long before that "future predator" thing from Primeval, and I thought of posting this today, even before I read that other thread. I also thought of making this idea into a story, in which the heor has to find who is releasing and controlling these predators and how to stop them. I usually try not to bash genetic science in my stories, like some authors do, but in this case the plot would demand that I do have a rogue geneticist.



Yorick	May 17 2009, 07:11 PM Post #2
Adult Posts: 931 Group: Members Member #74 Joined: Sep 5, 2008 Nationality: American	The only creature I can come up with that could hunt humans would be some genetically engineered shape-shifter.
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zypher	May 17 2009, 07:12 PM Post #3
Adolescent Posts: 160 Group: Members Member #117 Joined: Jan 1, 2009 Nationality: I hail from the country that was once great, but is now very behind i the space race. Favorite Quote: life cannot exist where it can't... unless it can...	haha, yea, I watched that on primeval the other night as well! a wingless bat, how interesting... anyway, I think any scientist designing a creature to eliminate 'imperfect people' would be a compleete idiot. I mean, the idea's fine by me, but it would not work... whatever traits the creature's creator programed into it's brain to hunt for are suppressed in every human, even if they're not visible. personality traits are especialy bothersome in that way, as everyone ha the capeability to think every possible way. an unstopable creature like that designed to attack only certian people would undoboutatly destroy the entire human species. haha, still liked that primeval creature though... XD
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rufus	May 17 2009, 08:54 PM Post #4
Newborn Posts: 37 Group: Members Member #171 Joined: May 14, 2009	Quote: anyway, I think any scientist designing a creature to eliminate 'imperfect people' would be a compleete idiot. You just gave me an idea! I could have a scientist kidnapped and "persuaded" in engineering such a creature by a complete idiot. That way, sceintists would be off the hook. I've often criticized the glut of Hollywood movies andnovles that have "evil" or mad scientists, and try to protray science as dangherous. As for the traits, I was thinking more along the lines of genetic diseases, not traits like criminality.



agatharights	May 18 2009, 04:30 PM Post #5
Prime Specimen Posts: 1,835 Group: Members Member #82 Joined: Sep 22, 2008 Gender: Female Nationality: American Also known as: Agatha	Well, I could see a sort of virus being used to control the population. Maybe it'd only target individuals who have genetic diseases or malfunctions...or on a much more sinister level, target specific groups of people, or people who 'could' be more likely to cause problems (although that part's ridiculous). Like some evil Gattaca. ...Otherwise, I think bugs are terrifying enough. Imagine a swarm of meat-eating beetles, like roaches, that's taken to living humans. Bugs are hard to get rid of. ;-;
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Temporary	May 18 2009, 05:19 PM Post #6
Transhuman Posts: 2,092 Group: Members Member #167 Joined: Apr 29, 2009 Area of expertise: Xenobiology Nationality: USA	I can't help but imagine a genetically modified octopus with traits from snakeheads (like short-term respiration on land) intelligence uplift to our level. Maybe their bodies naturally produce strong neurotoxins. Aim it for the homeless, druggies, and criminals. Looking for a genetic disorder is done to death.
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colddigger	May 18 2009, 05:23 PM Post #7
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agatharights	May 18 2009, 05:38 PM Post #8
Prime Specimen Posts: 1,835 Group: Members Member #82 Joined: Sep 22, 2008 Gender: Female Nationality: American Also known as: Agatha	Temporary May 18 2009, 05:19 PM I can't help but imagine a genetically modified octopus with traits from snakeheads (like short-term respiration on land) intelligence uplift to our level. Maybe their bodies naturally produce strong neurotoxins. Aim it for the homeless, druggies, and criminals. Looking for a genetic disorder is done to death. ..and that's when the cephlopods finally overtook humanity to become new overlords of earth
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Canis Lupis	May 18 2009, 10:12 PM Post #9
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Titanomonstrus	May 19 2009, 03:45 PM Post #10
Legendary Beast Tyrant Posts: 411 Group: Members Member #131 Joined: Jan 26, 2009 Nationality: United States Favorite Quote: "You lose."- Calvin Coolidge	Maybe an evil scientist could create a super predator like Zilla, in that it is asexual, born pregnent, and gives birth to over 200 young. That could wipe people out.
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Carlos	May 19 2009, 04:19 PM Post #11
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lamna	May 19 2009, 05:18 PM Post #12
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CarrionTrooper	May 20 2009, 09:10 AM Post #13
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Black_Panther	May 21 2009, 02:01 PM Post #14
Adolescent Posts: 472 Group: Members Member #56 Joined: Aug 17, 2008 Gender: Private Nationality: Mexico	Some ideas: -Remember the Mbwun from the Relic? Lot of them hunting people. Engineer a monstrous human-lizard-random monster thingy that is capable of hunting humans with ease, has the ability to reproduce asexually and is bullet-proof. -Rage Virus a la 28 Days Later FTW. -Carnivorous, gigantic rats. RAT SWARM RUSH.
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lamna	May 21 2009, 02:12 PM Post #15
Posts: 21,140 Group: Global Mods Member #26 Joined: Jul 1, 2008 Gender: Male Nationality: British	Highly evolved and atrophied creatures that can't burn blood normally and need to drink human blood. With heat rays. And tripods.
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