If you could geneticly engineer a human to solve the worlds problems

what traits would you want to give them or not give them?

Personaly, I think Photosynthesis if possible would be the best trait for humans to have.

Personaly, I think Photosynthesis if possible would be the best trait for humans to have.

EMOEVOLUTION

Oh dears, someone hasn't brushed up on their biology. It would be better to engineer people to live in harsh conditions, such as allowing our lungs to absorb all the oxygen that reaches them, which allow for living in much higher altitudes. Personally I'd like to be able to jump ridiculously high but the most useful thing I can think of would be to engineer ourselves so we can survive being frozen. Imagine, we could cross the galaxy or take one-way trips into the future.

what traits would you want to give them or not give them?

Personaly, I think Photosynthesis if possible would be the best trait for humans to have.

EMOEVOLUTION

It's impossible..

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Personaly, I think Photosynthesis if possible would be the best trait for humans to have.

pengo93

Oh dears, someone hasn't brushed up on their biology. It would be better to engineer people to live in harsh conditions, such as allowing our lungs to absorb all the oxygen that reaches them, which allow for living in much higher altitudes. Personally I'd like to be able to jump ridiculously high but the most useful thing I can think of would be to engineer ourselves so we can survive being frozen. Imagine, we could cross the galaxy or take one-way trips into the future.

It's impossible..

Xx_Hopeless_xX

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It's impossible..

EMOEVOLUTION

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Personaly, I think Photosynthesis if possible would be the best trait for humans to have.

EMOEVOLUTION

Oh dears, someone hasn't brushed up on their biology. It would be better to engineer people to live in harsh conditions, such as allowing our lungs to absorb all the oxygen that reaches them, which allow for living in much higher altitudes. Personally I'd like to be able to jump ridiculously high but the most useful thing I can think of would be to engineer ourselves so we can survive being frozen. Imagine, we could cross the galaxy or take one-way trips into the future.

If humans could photosynthesize, we'd get fat. Photosynthesis (in a nutshell) uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into glucose, a basic sugar. We'd meet our energy requirements but still need to eat fruit, vegetable and meat for our nutrients. We would then absorb excess sugars from these foods and store the energy in the form of lipids (fats and oils). Plus we'd all be green, which would look silly.

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"][QUOTE="pengo93"] [QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"][QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"][QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"]

It's impossible..

pengo93

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[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] What's impossible? To genetically engineer humans?EMOEVOLUTION

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"][QUOTE="pengo93"]

Oh dears, someone hasn't brushed up on their biology. It would be better to engineer people to live in harsh conditions, such as allowing our lungs to absorb all the oxygen that reaches them, which allow for living in much higher altitudes. Personally I'd like to be able to jump ridiculously high but the most useful thing I can think of would be to engineer ourselves so we can survive being frozen. Imagine, we could cross the galaxy or take one-way trips into the future.

pengo93

If humans could photosynthesize, we'd get fat. Photosynthesis (in a nutshell) uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into glucose, a basic sugar. We'd meet our energy requirements but still need to eat fruit, vegetable and meat for our nutrients. We would then absorb excess sugars from these foods and store the energy in the form of lipids (fats and oils). Plus we'd all be green, which would look silly.

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[QUOTE="pengo93"] To create a human that can solve all the worlds problems in one fell swoop...to even create many humans genetically modified...it's impossible..humans are highly fallible beings that will never go without problems..Xx_Hopeless_xX

[QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"][QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] I'm not suggesting such a thing is possible. It would be a process. And the outcome is what I'm talking about. It may include many traits.

EMOEVOLUTION

[QUOTE="pengo93"]

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] This isn't a biology thread. It's a thread about what traits do you think would be most beneficial. The possibility of them can be determined else where.EMOEVOLUTION

If humans could photosynthesize, we'd get fat. Photosynthesis (in a nutshell) uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into glucose, a basic sugar. We'd meet our energy requirements but still need to eat fruit, vegetable and meat for our nutrients. We would then absorb excess sugars from these foods and store the energy in the form of lipids (fats and oils). Plus we'd all be green, which would look silly.

We could grow roots and remove our internal organs, add prehensile vines to fend off predators and a method for dispersing seeds, thereby out-competing nearly every plant in existence and removing almost every problem plagueing humanity such as war, famine, greed, etc, but end up with two huge problems: we'd be bored to our wits end and green!

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[QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"] The outcome would be the same as if we were not genetically enhanced...there will always be problems as long as humanity exists..Xx_Hopeless_xX

[QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"][QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] problems in what form? will there always be a form of struggle, yes. But you can eliminate specific struggles along the way, and focus on other ones. Such as the need for food, and the demand on agriculture, and the meat industry to sustain us entirely. If you eliminate as many struggles as possible. This is practical and resonable behavior.

EMOEVOLUTION

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"][QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"] So what's the point...? New problems will just arise..and they will seem just as dire as the ones you suggested above..Xx_Hopeless_xX

[QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"][QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] problems in what form? will there always be a form of struggle, yes. But you can eliminate specific struggles along the way, and focus on other ones. Such as the need for food, and the demand on agriculture, and the meat industry to sustain us entirely. If you eliminate as many struggles as possible. This is practical and resonable behavior.

EMOEVOLUTION

If we had this technology then it would be used differently depending on who has it. The military will mass produce super-soldiers, medical groups will eliminate disease, the wealthy will probably want everything and most people I'd assume pick longevity. And of course there'd be lunatics and Albert Weskers out there stirring up trouble with armies of complient mutants before the military abandons super-soldiers for nukes. And then only people who mixed genes with insects (nothing suss) will inherit the Earth.

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"][QUOTE="pengo93"]

If humans could photosynthesize, we'd get fat. Photosynthesis (in a nutshell) uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into glucose, a basic sugar. We'd meet our energy requirements but still need to eat fruit, vegetable and meat for our nutrients. We would then absorb excess sugars from these foods and store the energy in the form of lipids (fats and oils). Plus we'd all be green, which would look silly.

pengo93

We could grow roots and remove our internal organs, add prehensile vines to fend off predators and a method for dispersing seeds, thereby out-competing nearly every plant in existence and removing almost every problem plagueing humanity such as war, famine, greed, etc, but end up with two huge problems: we'd be bored to our wits end and green!

This guy didn't have to grow any roots. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/01/green-sea-slug/

He's actually my inspiration for this thread, but, anyways. There is much I don't know. I was only considering alternative angles for how humans could solve perceivable problems. Not necessarily an answer, or an ultimate solution.

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[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] SO, we should do nothing, because everything is perfect as it is. I would agree that at this current moment everything is as good as it can be. But that's not how humans function. We're always looking for better solutions to perceived problems. Regardless of whether or not it's pointless. People will continue to believe things can be easier, better, and they will pursue this course one way or another. Regardless if the perceived problems are always as dire as the previous. And it's likely that these problems are necessary to create a contrast, or a perceivable reality. The point is not to create a perfect world. Not for me. I want to get an understanding for how others perceive the world, and what they think would be a reasonable solution to solve their own struggles. It's important I don't be taken too literally. I gain more from this question than simply what I ask. Essentially, I proposed that the greatest problem humanity faces is their inability to produce their own food and their reliance on society to do it for them. I never suggested any where that solving one problem wouldn't create others. EMOEVOLUTION

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"][QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"] So what's the point...? New problems will just arise..and they will seem just as dire as the ones you suggested above..pengo93

If we had this technology then it would be used differently depending on who has it. The military will mass produce super-soldiers, medical groups will eliminate disease, the wealthy will probably want everything and most people I'd assume pick longevity. And of course there'd be lunatics and Albert Weskers out there stirring up trouble with armies of complient mutants before the military abandons super-soldiers for nukes. And then only people who mixed genes with insects (nothing suss) will inherit the Earth.

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"][QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"] Alright then..and people believe these things so they feel as if their life has meaning...but everyone in the end is just as worthless as the wandering homeless...

Xx_Hopeless_xX

I wouldn't fiddle with such things. Read Franken Fran to understand why I feel that way.Deihjan

She has good intentions, surely that's all that matters.

Anyway, I'm unsure of what traits I'd give a genetically modified human to improve them. I know I'd make sure it never had to suffer the same bad hair days I have to though.

[QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"][QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] Life does have meaning or it wouldn't exist. I'm not referring specifically to biological life by the way, but everything that encompasses reality. Biological life is but one aspect of this concept of life as how I understand it.EMOEVOLUTION

I would increase the mental capacity of the human brain when it comes down to things like being able to function in large groups, and it would rely on our abundance of high-energy content foods to power itself. Also, I would have some way for lungs to adapt to variable oxygen concentrations in the atmosphere. The eyes would also be redesigned, to remove their incredibly obvious and rather stupid flaw. Aside from that, myostatin levels would be decreased to make it easier for a person to stay fit without requiring constant exercise, and the immune system would definitinely be as strong as possible.

Photosynthesis would be useless to us, mostly because it's an incredibly inefficient method of power generation (there is a reason why plants don't, you know, move) especially given the tiny surface area of the human body. For it to even work close to its full potential, we would have to expose our fronts to sunlight whenever possible (because that's the largest surface area we can expose in any direction), we would be green and we would have to refrain from wearing clothes of any kind. Even then the amount of energy we would actually get from it would not be significant.

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[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] Of course I wasn't suggesting you should just add on onto ourselves this one ability. You'd have to change other things as well.EMOEVOLUTION

We could grow roots and remove our internal organs, add prehensile vines to fend off predators and a method for dispersing seeds, thereby out-competing nearly every plant in existence and removing almost every problem plagueing humanity such as war, famine, greed, etc, but end up with two huge problems: we'd be bored to our wits end and green!

This guy didn't have to grow any roots. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/01/green-sea-slug/

He's actually my inspiration for this thread, but, anyways. There is much I don't know. I was only considering alternative angles for how humans could solve perceivable problems. Not necessarily an answer, or an ultimate solution.

I give that mollusc my personal tick of approval. Reminds me of how procaryotic organisms evolved into eucaryotic organisms, but thats a different topic.

Okay then, lets figure out how to solve certain problems via genetic engineering. How would you suggest removing disease?

She has good intentions, surely that's all that matters.

Anyway, I'm unsure of what traits I'd give a genetically modified human to improve them. I know I'd make sure it never had to suffer the same bad hair days I have to though.

T_P_O

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[QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"] What?...Not everything that exists has meaning or a purpose..our existence on earth is meaningless..Xx_Hopeless_xX

[QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"][QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] Only if you assume we're separate from everything. But we not we are but one piece of everything. Our significance may be an extremely small fraction, but it is still relevant. If you think it's not, then you can continue to loath your existence and see no purpose for it. But I reject this interpretation of reality. There is a purpose, and it's not for our will to conqueer or interpret. This very moment is purposeful. Cause and effect, matter.

EMOEVOLUTION

Well this was supposed to be a fun thread but some of you guys made it all serious and technical. :evil:

Well this was supposed to be a fun thread but some of you guys made it all serious and technical. :evil:

Teenaged

What's the difference?

Well this was supposed to be a fun thread but some of you guys made it all serious and technical. :evil:

Teenaged

Well this was supposed to be a fun thread but some of you guys made it all serious and technical. :evil:

Teenaged

Alrighty then. I would engineer my ideal human to be twelve foot tall and have the strength of a polar bear but the muscle tone of an athlete. He would also be able to jog as fast as our modern day cars, be immune to diseases, be incredibly intelligent and, if genetics is involved in sexual orientation, he would have the hots for both men and women. Most importantly, he would have a footlong and every desire to use it.

Happy?

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[QUOTE="pengo93"]

We could grow roots and remove our internal organs, add prehensile vines to fend off predators and a method for dispersing seeds, thereby out-competing nearly every plant in existence and removing almost every problem plagueing humanity such as war, famine, greed, etc, but end up with two huge problems: we'd be bored to our wits end and green!

pengo93

This guy didn't have to grow any roots. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/01/green-sea-slug/

He's actually my inspiration for this thread, but, anyways. There is much I don't know. I was only considering alternative angles for how humans could solve perceivable problems. Not necessarily an answer, or an ultimate solution.

I give that mollusc my personal tick of approval. Reminds me of how procaryotic organisms evolved into eucaryotic organisms, but thats a different topic.

Okay then, lets figure out how to solve certain problems via genetic engineering. How would you suggest removing disease?

Borrow some features found in those immortal jellyfishes.

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

Well this was supposed to be a fun thread but some of you guys made it all serious and technical. :evil:

Barbariser

Alrighty then. I would engineer my ideal human to be twelve foot tall and have the strength of a polar bear but the muscle tone of an athlete. He would also be able to jog as fast as our modern day cars, be immune to diseases, be incredibly intelligent and, if genetics is involved in sexual orientation, he would have the hots for both men and women. Most importantly, he would have a footlong and every desire to use it.

Happy?

Also:

Most importantly, he would have a footlong and every desire to use it.

Happy?

Barbariser

:lol: AHAHAHA!!!

As long as it wont be a malfunctioning footlong...

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[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"]

This guy didn't have to grow any roots. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/01/green-sea-slug/

He's actually my inspiration for this thread, but, anyways. There is much I don't know. I was only considering alternative angles for how humans could solve perceivable problems. Not necessarily an answer, or an ultimate solution.

EMOEVOLUTION

I give that mollusc my personal tick of approval. Reminds me of how procaryotic organisms evolved into eucaryotic organisms, but thats a different topic.

Okay then, lets figure out how to solve certain problems via genetic engineering. How would you suggest removing disease?

That's actually a good idea, I might have to steal it.

But I've been thinking, the best way to remove war and poverty is to eliminate civilisation itself; splice in some animal genes to improve ourselves and then just move out into the wilderness. Humans are pretty frail creatures, without our intellegence we'd be extinct so we should upgrade the rest of ourselves so we don't have to resort to "citites" or "politics" or anything like that to survive. If we were faster, stronger, able to jump higher, immune to disease and have improved senses then basically everything would be fine.er.

[QUOTE="Barbariser"]

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

Well this was supposed to be a fun thread but some of you guys made it all serious and technical. :evil:

Teenaged

Alrighty then. I would engineer my ideal human to be twelve foot tall and have the strength of a polar bear but the muscle tone of an athlete. He would also be able to jog as fast as our modern day cars, be immune to diseases, be incredibly intelligent and, if genetics is involved in sexual orientation, he would have the hots for both men and women. Most importantly, he would have a footlong and every desire to use it.

Happy?

But my post was full of serious and technical stuff.

I'd make them more resistant to disease - elminating the need for much of health care. I'd make them more self reliant eliminating the need for democrats. I'd give them better homeostasis - eliminating the need for high energy costs. I'd give them either wings or increased travel capacity eliminating the need for cars and the resulting pollution.

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

[QUOTE="Barbariser"]

Alrighty then. I would engineer my ideal human to be twelve foot tall and have the strength of a polar bear but the muscle tone of an athlete. He would also be able to jog as fast as our modern day cars, be immune to diseases, be incredibly intelligent and, if genetics is involved in sexual orientation, he would have the hots for both men and women. Most importantly, he would have a footlong and every desire to use it.

Happy?

Barbariser

But my post was full of serious and technical stuff.

It's not about people being technical about their own responses but people jumping on the TC for not being very technical.

It's not about people being technical about their own responses but people jumping on the TC for not being very technical.

Teenaged

Which I half did.

That said, I'm going to have a good sleep now since I don't want to wake up tomorrow and go to school like a overworked drunken elephant or something. So, enjoy your thoughts about the footlong.

shorter lifespans and no eyesight limitations