In short, scientists genetically engineered viruses to mimic the properties of the positively and negatively charged ends of a battery through which power flows.  These new virus built batteries allegedly have the same power capacity and performance of as cutting edge batteries developed to power things like electric cars.

But many are skeptical of depending on viruses for one of our most valuable commodities, energy.  Anti-Viral Anything (AVA) president Vlad Soresh had the following to say: “Given the history of our relationship with viruses, can we really depend on them for our energy?  I think they’ve proven time and time again that they want to cause nothing but harm to mankind.”

Despite criticisms like those, the genetically engineered technology is a major breakthrough in battery research.

What do you think?  Can we trust viruses to supply us with energy?

Speculative fiction authours, like the great Philip K. Dick, have envisioned such scenarios, and for the most part the outcomes are not good (see Blade Runner, based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?).

Granted, there are those among us who believe that synthetic humans already walk among us, serving the nefarious purposes of their creators. Some have speculated that the Illuminati employ several androids who have risen to places of high power. These “human” puppets insulate them from the vast criminal conspiracies they are carrying out. One theorist believes that Bernard Madoff, now infamous for his multi-billion dollar investment fraud that’s ruined thousands of lives, is a synthetic human.

“The problem with these synthetic humans is that the technology is getting to a place where it is next to impossible to differentiate them from a real human,” says Boyd Theodred, a member of A.A.R.D.T., the Anti-Android Research & Development Team. “We aren’t being given the tools we need to weed out these imposters. And trust us, their intentions are not good. We have intel that new android research will give these phonies superhuman abilities. We need to stop this before it starts.”

Many are skeptical of A.A.R.D.T.’s claims. The group is widely regarded as a bunch of loonies. Nonetheless, the research we linked to above is real.

What do you think? Synthetic humans – dangerous or full of potential?

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Wolbachia mainly affects insects, but this should be of little comfort since insects greatly affect us.  In fact, it is estimated that there could be nearly 10 quintillion insects living on earth at any given moment (that’s 10,000,000,000,000,000,000 insects).  If almost 20% of these are infected, that’s 2 quintillion Wolbachia host insects.  The human population of earth is estimated at a pitiful 6.76 billion in comparison.  If Wolbachia ever evolved to take human hosts, the results could be disastrous.  We could become a maleless planet of asexually reproducing freaks.  The possibility lends credibilty to the potential for a scenario similar to that in the popular book series Y: The Last Man, which is currently being developed into a major motion picture. But despite our knowledge of Wolbachia, nobody talks about this. Theorists theorizing that Wolbachia is positioning itself for global takeover are drowned out by the status quo. One theorist, Joanna Mendolsen, believes Wolbachia’s success could be attributed to a unique group intelligence shared by the Wolbachia bacterium as a whole that guides it’s invasion of insect species.

“The bacteria infection of insects could just be practice for a larger scale invasion of the human population,” says Dr. Mendolsen. She adds, “We might never know the hows or whys. Understanding the motives of bacteria is a totally unexplored realm of psychology.”

We’ll have to wait and see what happens. At least the Russians have produced a documentary about Wolbachia. Unfortunately it has only received about 200 views on youtube. Watch below (narration and subtitles in Russian).

They could be lost forever if NASA has its way.  According to a report from OhMyGov.com, the International UFO Congress is planning on suing NASA for allegedly destroying photographic evidence of unidentified flying objects and evidence they have of life on other planets.  According to the UFO Activists who’d back the suit, part of NASA’s mission is to “look for signs of life in other planetary systems”, and since NASA is funded by tax payers, any effort to destroy evidence of alien life would amount to fraud and waste of tax payer money.

The secretive organization, UFOR.a.YOU (UFO’s Right Above You) responded to our inquiries with the usual cryptic response: “UFOR.a.YOU is not answering any questions regarding the alleged NASA cover up at this time.” – Sincerely, UFOR.a.YOU Public Information Officer #98465″

NASA denies any cover up, even in the face of recent whistle blowing by former astronaut and American hero Dr. Edgar Mitchell.  Listen to Dr. Mitchell’s claims:

Stockpiling for the Apocalypse:  What is the first thing you’d store up on?

Futurologists suspect these machine workers taking crappy jobs will become disgruntled just like their human counterparts. This sense of dissatisfaction could be a catalyst for a robot rebellion.

This post at WIRED Science highlights the rise of robot warehouse workers that is already underway. Watch the video below to see them in action. It might not be long before we’re working for the machines, rather than them working for us.

A spokes-animal for A.F.A.E. said the three animals decided to protest because of recent comments from HSAAI criticizing the acceptance of animal art in an international exhibit.  Read A.F.A.E.’s official response to said comments here.

When asked about his thoughts on HSAAI, the dog simply responded “Grrrrrrr.”  The cat said, “Hisssss”.  Need they say more?

Stay tuned to The Loki Times as the feud between A.F.A.E. and HSAAI heats up.

“To suggest animals cannot be artistic is emblematic of HSAAI’s continued ignorance on the subject of animal rights. We’ve got news for Jerry Bombadil and all his cronies: animals are greater artists than us, the human animal. It’s an indisputable fact. Look, for instance, at the intricate webs of spiders. Or listen to the beautiful music of birds. Just because Jerry Bombadil doesn’t possess a single talent or skill doesn’t mean he can piss on those of others. Animals are artists too, and Animals For Animal Equality are proud to support their endeavors. That’s why we are investing in an artistic community for animals. Humans, dogs, elephants, birds, horses, you’re all invited. We will release more information on the project soon.”

HSAAI has not issued a rebuttal, but knowing the organization, we should expect one soon.

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Jerry Bombadil, spokesman for HSAAI (Homo Sapiens Against Animal Intelligence), is angered by the recent acceptance of Cholla’s art into an international exhibit dominated by human art.  Bombadil in a recent statement:  “This is a very slippery slope.  The more we encourage animals to act and behave like us, and worse yet, the more we accept this behavior, the more we blur the line between us and them.  What’s next?  A Chihuahua Mozart?  We don’t want to empower animals anymore than we already have.  At some point, they’re gonna get wise and try and take a bigger slice of the pie, and they’ll take it by force, mark my words.”

Bombadil’s ominous words and extreme stance on the issue come as no surprise, considering his organization’s history.

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