Judge Smails
12-01-2007, 08:40 AM
Israeli scientists have figured out how to turn cockroaches into zombie slaves. (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,314321,00.html)
The Israeli team, led by Frederic Libersat of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, discovered that a synthetic form of the neurotransmitter octopamine freed stung cockroaches from their zombie-like state.
They then injected other roaches with compounds that blocked octopamine -- and turned them into docile zombies.
I'm not really sure what the point of all this is, but I think the gist of it is that with further research I suppose this could be applied to humans. Think of it! We could create a race of zombies and then bring them out of it whenever (or if we ever) chose to.
The Israeli team, led by Frederic Libersat of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, discovered that a synthetic form of the neurotransmitter octopamine freed stung cockroaches from their zombie-like state.
They then injected other roaches with compounds that blocked octopamine -- and turned them into docile zombies.
I'm not really sure what the point of all this is, but I think the gist of it is that with further research I suppose this could be applied to humans. Think of it! We could create a race of zombies and then bring them out of it whenever (or if we ever) chose to.