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Genetic modification...; ...of prehistoric lifeforms
Topic Started: Oct 19 2009, 11:51 AM (1,983 Views)
Ddraig Goch
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I don't know if you have ever read any of these "theories", but some believe that humanity was the result of genetic engineering by aliens, 230 million years ago. Others even believe that it wasn't aliens, but future humans (which creates an incredible paradox)

My point is, if this did happen (which I know it didn't, but still...), then which prehistoric lifeforms do you think have been genetically modified?

My own personal vote goes for Tyrannosaurus Rex. I mean, what was up with those arms?...
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Indeed. Lets start talking about weird shit that is on topic. I suppose whales look really rather odd.
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Really?

i think ugly people must be genetically created. How could they be selected?
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I'd restricted that to Odontoceta, because they are quite fucked up. Asymmetry, melon...
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Some of the animals of the Cambrian seem pretty strange.
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Yeah; something like Opabinia, or Wiwaxia.

Personally, I think that all Vendian Life would fit the desciprtion of "genetic experiments gone wrong".
Take, for example, Inaria, Dickinsonia and Charnodiscus. Of course, if aliens had genetically engineered the Tribrachidium, it would at least explain what it is - they were trying to make a living frisbee.
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Erm... Hallucigenia?

Another bonkers animal is the Axolotl.
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Oh, of course. Forgot about the Hallucigenia. Which end was it's head, exactly?

If we're talking about modern species, I think that the mimic octopus's behaviour says genetic-behavioural modification. Certainly, it's very interesting.
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The Grey mimic octopus? (different topic alert)
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"Grey" mimic octopus? Do you mean the one in the sketch from the "Strangers in the Dark" topic? Or do you mean the actual mimic octopus of Earth?
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SitD.
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Ok. No, I mean the Terran Mimic Octopus.
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Yeah, i was just being silly.
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Right. ^_^
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Gerwoorgel. :confused:
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