The Sci. & Tech. Concordance and Discussion Thread

[Harekin]

Not if someone volunteers...at the very least they could reverse the process.

[Daryl Froggy]

Not if someone volunteers...at the very least they could reverse the process.

If your new psychopath would let you near him/her. IMO genetic manipulation is just to risky to take chances with.

[Harekin]

Genetic manipulation is the most interesting, controversal and potentially beneficial research we are doing in RL now!

[Daryl Froggy]

Genetic manipulation is the most interesting, controversal and potentially beneficial research we are doing in RL now!

It's still something that I don't think is worth risking using it on humans. that's all I have to say on this subject due mainly to the fact that I don't know enough to make a more in depth judgement.

[Harekin]

I know lots and lots about genetics and we dont have a viable method to properly insert genes into our genome. Like a retro-virus was used once but resulted in leukemia in the receipient(sp?). However with the gene manipulator its takes away all the risk and makes it a totally reversable process.

[Daryl Froggy]

I know lots and lots about genetics and we dont have a viable method to properly insert genes into our genome. Like a retro-virus was used once but resulted in leukemia in the receipient(sp?). However with the gene manipulator its takes away all the risk and makes it a totally reversable process.

All risks? Tell that to the people that Nirti experimented on. Tell that to the Priors(though they aren't a very good example). it may be reversible* but I still don't think we should use the machine at least until we understand the science used to build it.

Genetic research on living human beings scares me to no end. But I'm not dumb enough to think I know everything I need to know about it.

[Harekin]

All risks? Tell that to the people that Nirti experimented on. Tell that to the Priors(though they aren't a very good example). it may be reversible* but I still don't think we should use the machine at least until we understand the science used to build it.

Genetic research on living human beings scares me to no end. But I'm not dumb enough to think I know everything I need to know about it.

The people Nirti experimented on had the effects reversed!

[Daryl Froggy]

The people Nirti experimented on had the effects reversed!

Yes but we don't even know how they reversed the effects and I'm not sure that they will want to tell anyone anything about that (infernal) machine. I don't think we are to the point that we need to manipulate human genetics like that.

On a slightly different note; could those who recieve this "treatment" even be considered human anymore? If not the NID and other agencies both of the US government and others would attempt to own them and play down their individuality.

I'll repeat myself yet again, it's just too risky to manipulate human genetics for military purposes. I can't think of any instances besides the one stated above but I know there arre more.

[Harekin]

We'll have to agree to disagree on this one.

[Daryl Froggy]

We'll have to agree to disagree on this one.

Agreed.

[Harekin]

Because it more an issue of morality and ethics, which can obvoiusly be vastly different depending on who you are.

[Daryl Froggy]

Because it more an issue of morality and ethics, which can obvoiusly be vastly different depending on who you are.

very true...


Now I'm sure there is a thread on this somewhere but I'm too lazy to search for it, so...



...How exactly do energy shields work on Star Gate?

[Harekin]

Whatever way their designers want them to?

[Daryl Froggy]

Whatever way their designers want them to?

I was hoping for something a bit more specific but I can live with that answer too.

[Harekin]

Im presuming that by their rounded and almost perfectly flat shape they disappate the energy (kinetic, etc) across the surface. Im also presuming that the energy drain experienced by the shield is because more energy is required to keep the shield shape in a way it can disappate the energy.