Scientists turn regular ants into giant-headed 'supersoldiers'

[Dirty_Jerz]

@Dirty_Jerz I'm not sure what the link to chemical or biological warfare is to this big head ant story.

Also, I believe the point is that ancestral traits can be unlocked to benefit difference species, including humans.

I don't think the motivation would be to develop deadly forms of viruses and diseases, like cancer.... for two reasons. 1) We already know how to do that. 2) they wouldn't be advertising it like this.
Plus I believe we had a biological warfare department that created hiv and cancer like weapons. ( i suspect that those actions have already been released)

the warfare part was really just a response to throughthefire's doubts and it went no where really fast

but to my original point, that the research itself isnt really beneficial imo is for a few different reasons like arent we suppose to be evolved to our greatest potential yet so far? why would it be a good idea to backtrack on that so to speak, like how do they know it wouldnt make other genes weaker and also in order to unlock them he has already admitted you would have to put strain or stress or add hormones at a certain point in the person/animals/crops life to even have that happen

what humans are they going to subjugate to this as potentially infants/toddlers to test which serum or enviroment puts the right amount of stress to "evolve" them? especially when it is most likely going to make them sterile

i am also firmly believe GMO products arent the way since they themselves are linked to tumors and premature deaths as well as organ failure

i would definantly agree though that the motivation behind this Dr himself might not be ill mannered but people like the writer to this and many other up and coming biologists arent the same

 

[Brown_Pride]

"We were collecting [the ants] on Long Island, New York, and we noticed some monstrous-looking soldiers," he said.

this means they do happen..."naturally" by the way. the got the idea when they saw ants with the big heads already.

What will be fun is when they reactivate some "poison" type gland or some other wierd ass long forgotten "trait" in one of these little bugs. Think Arachnophobia (1990) - IMDb

 

[Prince Akeem]

WHY?

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

 

[FaTaL]

http://www.gamerjockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/MammothHead.png

 

[The Guru]

fukk around and unlock our latent ability to go super saiyan.

 

[Slystallion]

Something tells me the human equivalent of the hormone would make a human hideous...what good would a giant head be lol....

 

[FaTaL]

Something tells me the human equivalent of the hormone would make a human hideous...what good would a giant head be lol....

giant head head

 

[Brown_Pride]

most people don't appreciate how fuking horrific a reality that would be.