Breeding Supercreatures

[Thermodolia]

Yes blowing up planets with a Death Star sounds terrible but would be most exhilarating

It's not as exhilarating if you miss. And then takes thirteen hours to recharge.

1 hour with Death Star 2.0

[Neanderthaland]

This sounds like Jurassic Park meets Dr. Frankenstein. Let's try this out on an isolated island first, eh?

Isn't that just The Island of Doctor Moreau?

[Unidox]

This sounds like a troll title, I know, but hear me out on this one: should we invest more into breeding supercreatures with unique traits? It didn't take us long to make monstrosities like the adorable pug or the dreadlocked Vizsla. Artificial selection is a helluva drug. We can do all sorts of things - should we be branching out into breeding for more unusual and experimental traits? Or is the horror we currently inflict on domesticated animals bad enough?

Dude, where've you been? Those things are already happening with urbanization, acidification of the oceans, climate change, and global trading. We got aquatic plants that make you break out in boils if disturbed. Jellyfish population explosions. Wolves and coyotes (and reportedly dogs) hybrids living in urban areas, polar bear and grizzly bear hybrids. Tasmanian devils evolving faster to out compete a virus that causes them detrimental tumors. Zika, super aids 1, super aids 2, feral cat islands, screw worm flies, invasive alien species of spiders invading England, Giant Boa constrictors choking the Florida Everglades. Massive tick swarms. Killer bees (ok, man made; I'll give that one to you). Flesh eating bacteria, and soooo much more.

Your dog/cat hybrids sounds quaint now don't they.

[UniversalCommons]

Scooby Dooby Doo, a smoking dog that talks and empties your fridge.

[Khasinkonia]

This sounds like Jurassic Park meets Dr. Frankenstein. Let's try this out on an isolated island first, eh?

Isn't that just The Island of Doctor Moreau?

So it is. This whole idea sounds interesting, but we shouldn't let it become anything more than a novelty, since even introducing natural animals into foreign habitats wrecks havoc on the ecosystem.

[The first Galactic Republic]

We throw 500 ducklings into a fireplace. Then we breed the survivors. Then we repeat this. Eventually we have fireproof ducks.

[Volitopia]

This sounds like a troll title, I know, but hear me out on this one: should we invest more into breeding supercreatures with unique traits? It didn't take us long to make monstrosities like the adorable pug or the dreadlocked Vizsla. Artificial selection is a helluva drug. We can do all sorts of things - should we be branching out into breeding for more unusual and experimental traits? Or is the horror we currently inflict on domesticated animals bad enough?

Dude, where've you been? Those things are already happening with urbanization, acidification of the oceans, climate change, and global trading. We got aquatic plants that make you break out in boils if disturbed. Jellyfish population explosions. Wolves and coyotes (and reportedly dogs) hybrids living in urban areas, polar bear and grizzly bear hybrids. Tasmanian devils evolving faster to out compete a virus that causes them detrimental tumors. Zika, super aids 1, super aids 2, feral cat islands, screw worm flies, invasive alien species of spiders invading England, Giant Boa constrictors choking the Florida Everglades. Massive tick swarms. Killer bees (ok, man made; I'll give that one to you). Flesh eating bacteria, and soooo much more.

Your dog/cat hybrids sounds quaint now don't they.

True; while I think this is absolutely AWESOME, we really have a bunch of other problems on the same line. Let's just make a semi-utopia first, then we can finally let the scientists out to play.

[The Realm of Lordaeron]

I think selective breeding would be good for breeding an enhanced superior race.

Or genetic modification. We could get rid of a lot of disease this way. E.G. stem cell research

[USS Monitor]

Is this specifically about artificial selection or about creating unusual creatures in general? There have been some neat things like bioluminescent mice made with genetic engineering.

In any case, I don't have a problem with it.

[Thermodolia]

Is this specifically about artificial selection or about creating unusual creatures in general? There have been some neat things like bioluminescent mice made with genetic engineering.

In any case, I don't have a problem with it.

I don't know about you but I want my own T-Rex

[Washington Resistance Army]

Snakes that dispense LSD sounds like either the best idea ever or the worst idea ever.

Not sure which yet.

[Thermodolia]

Snakes that dispense LSD sounds like either the best idea ever or the worst idea ever.

Not sure which yet.

It sounds like something someone high on LSD thought of

[USS Monitor]

Snakes that dispense LSD sounds like either the best idea ever or the worst idea ever.

Not sure which yet.

It sounds like something someone high on LSD thought of

Sounds like a new Libertarian mascot. We just need to add a jetpack and a machine gun.

[Thermodolia]

It sounds like something someone high on LSD thought of

Sounds like a new Libertarian mascot. We just need to add a jetpack and a machine gun.

And a hatred of everything government

[UCE Watchdog of the Puppets]

Let's make one of these before we make ten. And especially not anything with human intelligence or personality. I'm still scarred by futadomworld...

[Thermodolia]

Let's make one of these before we make ten. And especially not anything with human intelligence or personality. I'm still scarred by futadomworld...

I have an irrational fear of robots do I know what you mean

[Unified Heartless States]

This sounds like a troll title, I know, but hear me out on this one: should we invest more into breeding supercreatures with unique traits? It didn't take us long to make monstrosities like the adorable pug or the dreadlocked Vizsla. Artificial selection is a helluva drug. We can do all sorts of things - should we be branching out into breeding for more unusual and experimental traits? Or is the horror we currently inflict on domesticated animals bad enough?

I've been meaning to buy a crisper kit for a while now, just tell me what to mix and I'll do it.

[Trotskylvania]

Long as we start with genetically engineered catgirls.

And we got to sexual slavery in just nine posts.

[Risottia]

This sounds like a troll title, I know, but hear me out on this one: should we invest more into breeding supercreatures with unique traits? It didn't take us long to make monstrosities like the adorable pug or the dreadlocked Vizsla. Artificial selection is a helluva drug. We can do all sorts of things - should we be branching out into breeding for more unusual and experimental traits? Or is the horror we currently inflict on domesticated animals bad enough?

Super creatures all the way.

#1 should be the suicidal bovine from H2G2.

More seriously, items with better resistance to diseases would allow us to use less antibiotics in farming. We could also engineer cattle who don't fart and belch methane all the time!

[Gim]

Definitely an ethical issue with genetic cloning.

[Donut section]

Do you want orcs. Because this is how you get orcs.

[Gim]

Do you want orcs. Because this is how you get orcs.

WoW.

[Cetacea]

as much as I'd love my own buffalo-chicken it seems a very short journey from Hyena-Swine to the Island of Hyena-Swine-Men and Ron Perlman doing a Moses impression

[Thermodolia]

Do you want orcs. Because this is how you get orcs.

But I want a T-Rex!!!

[The Liberated Territories]

We should breed better humans.