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Originally posted by oldschoolsuper star
this has been happening anyway secretly even without the soldiers knowing it through the foods they eat and such.
Originally posted by TortoiseKweek
Not sure about genetic engineering, but I heard that Hitler was supposedly giving his soldiers steroids. So this were already on the go from the 40's, can't imagine what is happening now? All I could find on Hitler (for now) was this at Wikipedia:
"There are often reported rumors that German soldiers were administered anabolic steroids during the Second World War, the aim being to increase their aggression and stamina, but these are, as yet, unproven.[11] Adolf Hitler himself, according to his physician, was injected with testosterone derivatives to treat various ailments.[12] AAS were used in experiments conducted by the Nazis on concentration camp inmates,[12] and later by the allies attempting to treat the malnourished victims that survived Nazi camps.[11]"
Source: en.wikipedia.org...
Originally posted by AzoriaCorp
Should genetic engineering be allowed to be utilized by governments for military purposes?
Originally posted by 6were6wolf6
Absolutely they need to do this. When you have an enemy that hides amoungst the population, you need a specailized unit that can do the job. For example. A genetically engineered hybrid 60% human 40% dog mix, the more common name "Werewolf" could be trained in this form of combat. They would have a sense of smell to know if you are wearing a bomb vest. With their sense of hearing, they could hear the clanking of hidden guns or said explosives. With human intelligence, they would be able to make snap dicissions wheather or not you are a friend or foe and take approate action, leaving the population completely alone and unharmed.
To bad you did not listen in 2001 when the war started. It would have been over years ago had you gone down that path George Walker Bush.
Well, there's this angle to consider... Through genetic engineering, we could custom tailor weapons to function ONLY for specific users. So, your rifle would physically become your rifle, with your DNA encoded into the weapon's firing mechanism.
Originally posted by Doc Velocity
Well, there's this angle to consider... Through genetic engineering, we could custom tailor weapons to function ONLY for specific users. So, your rifle would physically become your rifle, with your DNA encoded into the weapon's firing mechanism.
When you pick up the rifle, it samples your perspiration or sebaceous oils in your skin, identifies you as the proper owner, and the firing mechanism is enabled. If anyone else picks up your rifle, they cannot fire it, no matter what... Well, unless they have a specimen of your bodily tissue handy.