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| Topic Started: May 17 2009, 06:07 PM (9,989 Views) | |
| rufus | May 17 2009, 06:07 PM Post #1 |
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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. |
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| sam999 | Nov 15 2009, 12:17 PM Post #166 |
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| Holben | Nov 15 2009, 04:20 PM Post #167 |
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Alright then, back on to future predators. |
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Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea. "It is the old wound my king. It has never healed." | |
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| sam999 | Nov 15 2009, 05:21 PM Post #168 |
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A very small, quick breeding pack hunter which is resistent to many poisons and small so it is hard to shoot. Should be able to breed antisexely and have a venomus bite to bring down it's human prey. |
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| Holben | Nov 16 2009, 03:36 PM Post #169 |
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If you're going for small and resistant, i yet again offer DOOM slime. |
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Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea. "It is the old wound my king. It has never healed." | |
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| sam999 | Nov 16 2009, 04:17 PM Post #170 |
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AAAAAAAHHH!!!!! THE DOOM SLIME IS BACK IN YET ANOUTHER TOPIC WHERE IT DOES NOT BELOUNG!!!!!!!! RUN!!!!!!!!! EDIT: Use your indoor voice, Lamna. Edited by lamna, Nov 19 2009, 02:26 AM.
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| Holben | Nov 17 2009, 11:15 AM Post #171 |
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Erm, it was created in this very topic, as an example. |
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Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea. "It is the old wound my king. It has never healed." | |
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| Empyreon | Nov 18 2009, 12:40 AM Post #172 |
Are you plausible?
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And... that is... ...? |
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Take a look at my exobiology subforum of the planet Nereus! COM Contributions food for thought
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| Holben | Nov 18 2009, 10:24 AM Post #173 |
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Yes...? |
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Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea. "It is the old wound my king. It has never healed." | |
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| sam999 | Nov 18 2009, 01:08 PM Post #174 |
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Do you think we should use a smaller size of text? This one keeps crashing my computer. |
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| Empyreon | Nov 18 2009, 05:26 PM Post #175 |
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Are you plausible?
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Perhaps... |
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Take a look at my exobiology subforum of the planet Nereus! COM Contributions food for thought
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| Kamidio | Nov 18 2009, 05:40 PM Post #176 |
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What about a golf course alligator that's been G.E.ed to have sacs containing highly dangerous chemicals that when mixed create fire. Thus killing rich douchebags. |
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| sam999 | Nov 18 2009, 05:53 PM Post #177 |
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Like the golfer hunter. |
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| lamna | Nov 19 2009, 02:30 AM Post #178 |
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Well I don't think you can make a archosaur venomous. And what about very cleaver Orcas who like to smash boats and eat humans? Sounds possible to me. I've never trusted Orcas. Their eyes are too close together. |
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| Holben | Nov 19 2009, 04:15 AM Post #179 |
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You horrible guy! Orcas are amazing! An orca has never deliberately attacked a human. Orcas, unlike sharks, can recognise people on surfboards as not seals. No-one has ever been injured or killed by an orca. Once, an orca attacked someone then realised he was human and spat him out. Orcas can survive rifle fire. They can go onto land and climb onto tuna boats to steal fish. They can be tamed, and they have highly developed echolocation, sight, etc. They have bigger brains than you. |
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Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea. "It is the old wound my king. It has never healed." | |
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| T.Neo | Nov 19 2009, 09:40 AM Post #180 |
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I'm afraid I have to agree with Ward here. Humans will simply eradicate predators before they have any chance to affect the population. The only species I could imagine as a real threat to humanity would be another sophont. Edited by T.Neo, Nov 19 2009, 09:40 AM.
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