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The Legion (Read 1910 times)

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Re: The Legion
« Reply #30 on: Feb 12^th, 2005, 6:02am »

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if you think of reptillian... it not that hard over the top... and like i said if it a race she was constant exposde to to i think she would pick it up of course never to the point of say with 100 % that would take the fun out of thing... but a good point.... she could just be picking up the fact he around human alot.. it still something about.. sorry for the sloppy ness of the post.. i hould of thoght it out better...++thank you for the slap...

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Re: The Legion
« Reply #32 on: Feb 13^th, 2005, 7:27pm »

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Last year it would have been difficult to target a specific post. That's one of the advantages of this format (though we are trying to not to OOC much in this area).

So last year I must have missed it, but look back at what I said. Smelling DNA is not possible. Smelling a difference in someone's pheromones and noting that they are similar to human's is different and within the realm of Sci-Fi. But that could mean they had close contact to a Human or just have some common genes through chance (bad science, but good scifi since so many species can mate).

But its a good catch to remember it from last year.

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Re: The Legion
« Reply #33 on: Feb 13^th, 2005, 8:00pm »

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As a long term pet store employee, and a devote nature show watcher, here’s my two (informed) cents…

Reptiles are a very primitive creature with primitive brains. They cannot sense or detect DNA. DNA is a scent-free molecule composed of several amino acids and retained within cell walls. It is highly undetectable by normal means--thus the new CSI programs where they run all sorts of lab tests to unravel its secrets.

Reptiles hunt for their food in one of two ways, through movement of their prey or by detecting a heat source emitted from their prey. That is why it is a very bad idea to hold onto the mouse you’re trying to feed to the snake--you risk being bit because your hand is within striking distance. You can also read/watch Jurassic Park for further evidence. The characters are encouraged to remain still when they are being hunted by the T Rex.

All mammals emit some form of a pheromone, not necessarily all animals though. This helps the others in their species recognize when to court and when to stay away. Not all mammals are as receptive to pheromones as others… For instance, humans are fairly bad at it, whereas dogs thrive on all sorts of smells. Humans emit a plethora of smells through sweat, and dogs are really good at picking that up (think bloodhounds).

In conclusion, DNA doesn’t stink, and reptiles aren’t very smart.

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Re: The Legion
« Reply #34 on: Feb 13^th, 2005, 8:16pm »

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Replying before Ing can get all tribble pointy on your butt. (:}

I really wish I had installed the thread split mod to this forum. Oops. I will next year.

http://www.neuro.fsu.edu/faculty/fadool/reptiles.htm

"Both reptiles have the advantage that the electrophysiological response rate to pheromones is relatively high (40-50% of neurons respond to at least one body secretion of a battery of 5) compared with that of mammals (1-3%) that requires large population imaging techniques to pan for pheromone evoked electrical activity."

Pheromones are species specific but in the scifi world it isn't unreasonable to think that sentient, complex reptiles could detect pheromones from other sentient species. It is also canon that Klingons have a very good sense of smell. Probably not to the level that the Dracanian is showing but enough that they can recognize each other from a distance if familiar with the scent.

If I get time I will try to split out the off topic stuff in here by hand and make a new thread and move it to one of the OOC area.

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