i wouldn't say that there are actually people out there like the x-men, but what i would say is that with all kinds of gov't bullshyit out there there has to be some kind of genetically enhanced people roaming around.
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In the mean time, I never DID see that anime where I unintentionally got my name from. Is it any good
Of course mutants are real. Mutation is the very basis of evolution. The definition of a mutant is not "person with super powers" its "An individual, organism, or new genetic character arising or resulting from mutation."
every living thing on earth is a mutation of the organism that preceded it, the question you want to ask is: "are x-men type mutations possible?" the quick answer is yes and no(but obviously some mutations are out of the question ei. cyclops), beast and warren worthington are very possible though. in fact cases of extreme mutations in humanity share some similarities with those two mutants, in a laboratory using eugenics and gene modification can easily produce those characteristics, but the actual fact of mutation will be lost since it was designed instead of a freak accident.
damn I rambled like crazy there.......umm yeah, mutations are possible but not all of them, and science can produce some comic characters but it won't be the same.
You're partly right: all living things are either mutants or descended from mutant ancestors. A mutant is an organism with a gene or genes unlike those of either parent. When you think "real-life mutant," think "four-leaf clover," not "walker through solid walls."
Mutations hapened in the past; there's no reason they couldn't happen today. Life Magazine once did an article on mutants, including a cat whose mutation gave it curly fur.
Of course, in real life a mutation is far more likely to be harmful or neutral than helpful. Any hereditary disease (e.g. Cystic Fibrosis, Huntington's Syndrome or Tay-Sachs Disease) began with a harmful mutation.
A mutation is a random change in your genetic code. When you have a machine (your body) that works well, the odds of improving it by a random change are slim. All species living now, including us, are the result of the relatively few successful mutations over thousands of generations. A successful mutation is one that enables an organism to live longer and thus produce more offspring than others of its kind.
Beast might be possible, but Angel? Even if a mutation gave a man wings, he'd need a breastbone that stuck out 6-10 feet to be able to fly with them.
__________________ The Bee--with honey and stinger.
"I am not just Jean Grey's clone. I'm Madelyne Pryor--the one and only."--X-Man #30
You're partly right: all living things are either mutants or descended from mutant ancestors. A mutant is an organism with a gene or genes unlike those of either parent. When you think "real-life mutant," think "four-leaf clover," not "walker through solid walls."
Mutations happened in the past; there's no reason they couldn't happen today. Of course, in real life a mutation is far more likely to be harmful or neutral than helpful. Any hereditary disease (e.g. Cystic Fibrosis, Huntington's Syndrome or Tay-Sachs Disease) comes from a harmful mutation. (An example of a neutral mutation: Life Magazine once did an article on mutants, including a cat whose mutation gave it curly fur.)
A mutation is a random change in your genetic code. When you have a machine (your body) that works well, the odds of improving it by a random change are slim. All species living now, including us, are the result of the relatively few successful mutations over thousands of generations. A successful mutation is one that enables an organism to live longer and thus produce more offspring than others of its kind.
Beast might be possible, but Angel? Even if a mutation gave a man wings, he'd need a breastbone that stuck out 6-10 feet to be able to fly with them.
__________________ The Bee--with honey and stinger.
"I am not just Jean Grey's clone. I'm Madelyne Pryor--the one and only."--X-Man #30
You're partly right: all living things are either mutants or descended from mutant ancestors. A mutant is an organism with a gene or genes unlike those of either parent. When you think "real-life mutant," think "four-leaf clover," not "walker through solid walls."
Mutations happened in the past; there's no reason they couldn't happen today. Of course, in real life a mutation is far more likely to be harmful or neutral than helpful. Any hereditary disease (e.g. Cystic Fibrosis, Huntington's Syndrome or Tay-Sachs Disease) comes from a harmful mutation. (An example of a neutral mutation: Life Magazine once did an article on mutants, including a cat whose mutation gave it curly fur.)
A mutation is a random change in your DNA. When you have a machine (your body) that works well, the odds of improving it by a random change are slim. All species living now, including us, are the result of the relatively few successful mutations over thousands of generations. A successful mutation is one that enables an organism to live longer and thus produce more offspring than others of its kind.
Beast might be possible, but Angel? Even if a mutation gave a man wings, he'd need a breastbone that stuck out 6-10 feet to be able to fly with them.
__________________ The Bee--with honey and stinger.
"I am not just Jean Grey's clone. I'm Madelyne Pryor--the one and only."--X-Man #30
what i was aiming for is that warren's mutation can be engineered in a lab, with trial and error, a test subject may be able to take flight. (though it would result in a not so human looking thing)
warren himself weighed like 105 lbs since his physiology is avian in nature, science can replicate that over time. the hard part is the skeletal structure and muscles, but then again, there are diseases out there that have done things to people that make even that easy to replicate:
this disease causes the body to create bone anywhere in the body at a rapid rate. any cut instead of healing up with normal tissue gets filled with floating bone. over time that builds up and causes the patient to be stiff as a board, unable to move at all. a scientist can engineer that to create bones where they need to be for flight in an embryo.
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