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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jack7" data-source="post: 4736270" data-attributes="member: 54707">Captain America?Biological Re-Engineering - I say this somewhat facetiously, but imagine anyone who is able to mimic this condition either through chemical or genetic therapy. (Or perhaps through some other means.)Or for that matter imagine a temporary medicine or serum that lessens normal muscular control inhibitors so that muscle tissue could apply nearly absolutely direct (or near 100%) capacity for short periods of time, let's say a 24 hour period. (As a start. You might be able to eventually make the effect permanent, through a combination of long term treatments and training.)If it could be done safely then it would definitely nearly eliminate the need for Cyborgin-type soldiers. Instead one could produce biologically capable super-soldiers, or super anything else when needed.Inhibit myostatin production (if it works as suspected), or inhibit other regulators which prevent full capacity application of muscular strength, or both, and you'd produce some amazing individual capabilities. Of course you'd want to do so in a manner beneficial to the individual as far as their long term physiological and psychological health. There is no sense in producing creatures or individuals who are more capable in some narrow aspect of ability if it will adversely affect them overall, or cause them to develop malignant tendencies in other aspects of their capabilities or health. But if it could be done safely, or especially if it could be done in such a way as to allow for the development of additional positive and beneficial advantages, then this would be well worth pursuing. It would be a form of biologically and perhaps genetically based God technology.Imagine also if you could do so by creating Chumerals (humans with the genetic capabilities of animals, for instance humans with the genetic strength capabilities of chimps or gorillas, rather than just human strength capabilities) and then also undertake inhibitor suppression. Imagine a human with the natural strength capabilities of a gorilla also able to use that strength when necessary at nearly 100% capacity, and/or with a myostatinless muscular hypertrophy. That would be extremely impressive.<a href="http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070530/strong_toddler_070530?hub=WFive" target="_blank">CTV.ca | Rare condition gives toddler super strength</a><a href="http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/abstract/277/43/40735" target="_blank">The Myostatin Propeptide and the Follistatin-related Gene Are Inhibitory Binding Proteins of Myostatin in Normal Serum -- Hill et al. 277 (43): 40735 -- Journal of Biological Chemistry</a><a href="http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/full/277/43/40735" target="_blank">The Myostatin Propeptide and the Follistatin-related Gene Are Inhibitory Binding Proteins of Myostatin in Normal Serum -- Hill et al. 277 (43): 40735 -- Journal of Biological Chemistry</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myostatin" target="_blank">Myostatin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a>As for games this sort of condition might prove extremely valuable. In modern, espionage, and military games the applications are obvious, and would probably be chemically based. You might even create super-criminals for crime and sueprhero and pulp games with such bio-chemicals.In fantasy games then such things could be turned into potions or suspensions that would not only greatly increase strength but would also have additional benefits, such as increasing dexterity and promoting health (increase of hit points or something similar).In sci-fi games then conditions like this could be genetically induced, people could be produced innately with it through genetic manipulation, or it could be part of Chumerical production and development. Imagine Chuemrals who are mixed with alien species genetic material as well eventually producing Xeno-Chumeras.</blockquote>

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