Okay, not you, but fish get a parasite that iiterally makes them stop running away from predators. That's right, the parasite makes you a predator's bitch. Check out this article by Carl Zimmer, a huge influence on my work and already a winner of the Most Awesome Mother Fucker Ever award (the coveted MAM-FEE).

Click here to read Carl's article in Discover.com

Ants in my pants!: the cover of BloodCast, Season II, which features the story "Eusocial Networking."I wrote a short story called EUSOCIAL NETWORKING for J.C. Hutchins' OBSIDIAN series. The story's "big idea" revolves around leafcutter ants, which gather plant material, take it to a central spot in the nest, and let a special fungus break the material down into a liquid the ants use for food. In my story, scientists have modified the fungus to break things down faster and produce a raw component for biofuel. Because the ants gather autonomously and endlessly, many nests can be combined to produce an endless supply of this easily refined biofuel base (the ants, of course, have also been modified, and are the size of your hand with pincers that can take off a finger -- it's a friggin' Sigler story, maybe you were expecting puppies?).

Not that I would ever toot my own evil horn, but Pope Siglericus XXX has predicted real science yet again. Thanks to Junkie Tom "thalligan10" Halligan (pictured at right) for sending me this link. All of you whorish types that say I don't know my science just don't get it -- it's not about the nuts-and-bolts, the 1+1=2, it's about the concepts. I wouldn't know a particle accelerator from a bull's balls, but the Pope has the holy vision that let's him see deep into the future while entertaining your Junkie asses. Read it and weep, bitches!

Now, if these silly scientists would just start making fist-sized ants ...

Here's a great article provided by C. Nolan, that might just directly relate to a future project of Pope Siglericus XXX. Fascinating stuff!

Parasite turns host into bodyguard

A new study de­scribes yet an­oth­er strange case of ap­par­ently par­a­site-induced be­hav­ioral changes: a crea­ture that turns its host in­to its own, su­i­cid­ally de­vot­ed bod­y­guard.

Af­ter the par­a­sit­ic wasp Glypta­pan­te­les com­pletes an early life stage as an un­in­vit­ed guest in the body of a cat­er­pil­lar, the cat­er­pil­lar ex­hibits stun­ning changes, ac­cord­ing to re­search­ers. It stops eat­ing and stays close by the wasps, which by then are co­coons. It wraps them in a pro­tec­tive web of silk and de­fends them against ap­proach­ing preda­tors with vi­o­lent, re­lent­less head-swings.

> Click here to read the full article.

Submitted by Junkie Bob Harwig. Remember in THE ROOKIE when Quentin Barnes OD'ed on nano-meds? Take a look at this!

Nanoparticles help Gauze Stop Gushing Wounds

Medical gauze hasn't changed much since World War I: Medics can only stuff it into a gushing wound and pray.

Now chemists have infused cotton gauze with nanoparticles, giving it a vastly improved ability to halt blood loss -- even in tight spots like the neck or groin where it's hard to apply pressure. The new material could help save lives on the battlefield and in civilian situations, where trauma victims often bleed to death before they can be transported to a hospital or other medical facility.

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Seriously, how hard would it have been for the SciFi people to just credit John Tweedy from THE ROOKIE as an influence for their programable tattoos? >Click to read the ripoff.

Submitted by Junkie Johnny Sinclaire:

Kiss all y'all's asses goodbye. It's only a matter of time now. And all you bitches who said I didn't know my science for ANCESTOR? I hope this tastes real, real bitter ...

 

British scientists make human-cow embryos

Experts assure public such experiments wouldn't result in ‘monsters’

WASHINGTON - British researchers say they have created embryos and stem cells using human cells and the egg cells of cows, but said such experiments would not lead to hybrid human-animal babies, or even to direct medical therapies.

Dr. Lyle Armstrong of Newcastle University presented preliminary data on his work to Israel's parliament last week. It has not been reviewed by other experts in the field, Newcastle University said in a statement released on Tuesday.

They said they had hollowed out the egg cells of cattle, inserted human DNA to create a growing embryo, and then taken it apart to get embryonic stem cells.

Read it all, you poor sucker.

 

Submitted by -Geoff in StL: Looks like Ze Germans are messing with stuff they should NOT be messing with. Read this article and tell me they didn't read and love EARTHCORE, because they are following the EARTHCORE plot to a T. Um, German dudes? Might be more than gold in them thar hills ...

THE STORY: DEUTSCHKATHARINENBERG, Germany - German treasure hunters began digging Tuesday for what they say may be plunder buried by the Nazis in a man-made cavern near the Czech border.

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Britain allows creation of human-animal embryos

As Pookie Chang would say, invest in Depends. Because as you read stories about the scientists in the UK trying to copy my novel ANCESTOR, you just want to crap your pants. Click on the big headline above to read about your doom.

Link: Click here

Source: Junkie Jeva Singh

Summary:

As if our brave men and women didn't have it bad enough over there. Now they've got to deal with a b-movie reject from the SciFi channel. Seriously, a man-eating badger? Fuck me. I'd rather have my balls dipped in molten lead.  

Link to story.

Submitted by: Junkie Jane K.

Summary:

There is this 200-yard-long spiderweb in a Seattle park. These dumb-asses are hypothesizing if it's a social web-spinning spider, or a spider exodus, when what they should doing is loading up the mini van with all their belongings, mounting a flame-thrower on the roof, and getting the fuck out. Have these people never seen a monster movie? You know what, Seattle? I'm glad you're about to be dropped from the gene pool. Enjoy the fangs and the paralyzing venom as you're slowly sucked dry.