Wraith Defenders Club

[Leeta]

Queen Ruby for hellraiser89.

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[Hellraiser-89]

Poor Spike. Nice video, though.

Thanks. Yeah I figured the song suited them both, as Sheppard was a solitary man due to his personal problems. And Spike because, well, his Hive blew up
I really like the ending though, it's just so great, even though I don't like John Sheppard in particular.

Queen Ruby for hellraiser89.

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Thank you! I have already commented on dA and your profile page, but I'll do it again because I think it's just so cool! Not only do we get under-appreciated Ruby but also in a nice drawing! And the necklace is awesome and I'm honored to be on it!
And dare I say...THUNK! Just look at those eyes and lips!

[Artie]

If, however, the Ancients brought some humans from Earth to Pegasus in the last days of the war, some of them might have had blue eyes. That would be one way to have blue eyed humans in Pegasus.

[WraithTech]

*sneaks in to share some Wraith-related finds and sneaks back out*

Marvelous details of Laura's dress and a full-length pose of Mina:
http://buggybag.wordpress.com/2010/1...of-the-wraith/

Auction winnings of Billy's uniform and Spike's wig:
http://www.therpf.com/f9/stargate-at...ostume-115090/

Boris-style spikes:
http://wormholeriders.org/cc/wp-cont...rmpadprops.jpg

Affordable, durable Chinook Timberline stainless steel wine goblets; similar to what Shawn drank from on Olesia; available from various sites like these:
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SPM1363538001P
http://www.camping-gear-outlet.com/c...ar-306604.html

[Hellraiser-89]

Thanks for the share Orb

[ciannwn]

If, however, the Ancients brought some humans from Earth to Pegasus in the last days of the war, some of them might have had blue eyes. That would be one way to have blue eyed humans in Pegasus.

This is true as long as the mutation happened 10,000 years ago and not 6,000 years ago. The first blue eyed human obviously had kids so the Ancients could have taken one of the kids back to Pegasus because of the novelty value. It was just amazing luck that they happened to find the one blue eyed family on the planet.

This still means that no Ancients should have had blue eyes, though, because they'd have passed the trait on to the seeded humans who had their DNA. Perhaps the easiest way around it all is to accept that the Stargate universe is very different to our own so new findings in genetics don't always apply.

The subject of genes reminds me of the ATA gene. This has to be an artificial addition after humans had been seeded back on Earth and in Pegasus. It only got passed on when an Ancient with the gene had a fling with a second generation human or gave the treatment to a second generation human.

Perhaps some humans in Pegasus were given the gene because they were going to be trained to operate Ancient technology. When it came to the primitive tribesmen on Earth, maybe Janus treated some of them. In 'Before I Sleep' he learned that Earth humans would find Atlantis 10,000 years in his future and he thought that the ATA gene would be very useful for them.

[WraithCommander]

Queen Ruby for hellraiser89.

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[ciannwn]

@ orb - great finds. Love the pics of Laura and Mina.

I'll add the blog entry to the WDF Wraith Project later on today.

[ciannwn]

Further thoughts about why the ATA gene is rare in second generation humans.

1: Beckett's gene therapy works less than 50% of the time. Maybe, if the gene is artificial, it doesn't get passed on as often as 'natural' genes. Eg. ATA Fred has 5 kids and none of them get the gene while ATA Freda has 5 kids and only one gets the gene.

2: Location of populations on Earth. Beckett is from Scotland and Sheppard of European descent. If most of the ATA people were in Europe, the majority of ATA bloodlines could have been wiped out due to things like the Black Death, wars and executions for heresy or witchcraft etc. In Pegasus, the majority of ATA bloodlines could have been wiped out because of cullings.

3: On the other hand, rareness could be relative on Earth because only people in the Stargate Program are being tested for it. Even if the gene's very common in certain groups like the Kalahari Bushmen or the Sami reindeer herders in Lapland, Stargate Program geneticists wouldn't be testing these groups for it.

[Leeta]

Thank you! I have already commented on dA and your profile page, but I'll do it again because I think it's just so cool! Not only do we get under-appreciated Ruby but also in a nice drawing! And the necklace is awesome and I'm honored to be on it!
And dare I say...THUNK! Just look at those eyes and lips!

Thanks. I'm so glad you liked it.

*sneaks in to share some Wraith-related finds and sneaks back out*
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Cool. Thanks for the links!

Yum Yum

Indeed.

[Isolde]

An interesting fact about spider silk -

http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/...-skills-1719/7



Is Wraith silk equally tough? If so, it's a shame the Wraith never thought of making bulletproof vests from it after the Atlantis expedition arrived.

Artificial silk Fascinating.

I just wanted to add that genes like the one for blue eyes can occur spontaneously in different populations, across several generations and millennium. This means, ostensibly, that blue eye colour could have evolved separately in Pegasus without any intervention from the Ancients.

I like the idea of the ATA being artificial, as there is no reason for it to be evolved naturally. In fact, that just doesn't make sense if only because of the length of time the Ancients would need to be exposed to the artificial environment they created.

[Dianamuca]

Hello, I know this is not wraith, but I would like to know your opinion about this

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[ciannwn]

Artificial silk Fascinating.

You'd think the Wraith could have come up with something like that when they specialise in organic technology.

I just wanted to add that genes like the one for blue eyes can occur spontaneously in different populations, across several generations and millennium. This means, ostensibly, that blue eye colour could have evolved separately in Pegasus without any intervention from the Ancients.

So that adds another possibility including for the Ancients. The mutation could have happened in the Ancient population after they'd seeded Pegasus. On the other hand, they might have spent a couple of generations getting established in their new galaxy before seeding it and the mutation happened between their arrival and the seeding.

I like the idea of the ATA being artificial, as there is no reason for it to be evolved naturally. In fact, that just doesn't make sense if only because of the length of time the Ancients would need to be exposed to the artificial environment they created.

http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Ancie...ctivation_gene

According to Dr. Beckett, who discovered its existence, the ATA gene is always on, instructing various cells in the body to produce a series of proteins and enzymes that interact with the skin, the nervous system and the brain, allowing gene carriers to operate Ancient technology by thought alone.

The Ancients wouldn't have invented this technology in hope that a genetic mutation in the future would allow them to operate it.

[Isolde]

http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Ancie...ctivation_gene

The Ancients wouldn't have invented this technology in hope that a genetic mutation in the future would allow them to operate it.

That's a long time to sit round twiddling your thumbs on the off chance your DNA decides to mutate into something useful.

[Luna Fantasma - Wraith Lover]

Hello, I know this is not wraith, but I would like to know your opinion about this

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BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL!!! I love it ^^