Blood Wars: Museum Exhibit Pits Immune Systems Against Each Other in Biological Battles

Nice, the best way to spend my time is to see who has the best blood cells.

I think vampires have grown tired of draining the blood of individuals with poor immune systems. If you're going to siphon life you might as well be able to fight the common cold.

This is the kind of sports we need as a species. No more will the hot girls chase whoever is the tallest, fastest, strongest, or most coordinated (traits that lost their evolutionary signifigance centuries ago), but instead by the traits that have evolutionary signifigance in an overpopulated world - immuno-supremicy.

Now, through in a triva game - and convince the hot girls to evolve. (Nerdy girls with strong immune systems need no apply).

I've always wondered if something like that would happen Oakspar77777.

So...the future is us humans going on dates saying, "So how strong or defective are your genes?" or having those serious talks like, "I'm sorry, but I want the best for my children...I love you...but, it's just...your genes"? :(

Not entirely sure why you think those physical traits are now obsolete, though I feel quite sure that if you had them you wouldn't be claiming they had a defunct status.

They are defunct because they no longer lead to increased productivity.

In other words, in a primitive world, being the biggest, strongest, tallest, fastest, etc implied that you were the greatest hunter/provider.

In an agrarian world, they still are attached to the ability to work, and thus provide sufficiently.

In an industrial world forward, jobs that provide based upon physicality (construction, heavy industry, maintainanace, etc) are not the jobs that most consistantly provide sufficiently for a stable life.

In other words, a college degree has more earning potential than a guy with big biceps or a faster spring.

(Professional athelets make up too small of a percentage of the population to matter - and serve as the exceptions that prove the rule).

The irony of the post, however, was that all the nerdy guys who wish that girls picked guys based on their earning potential or intellect always, themselves, want girls with those primitive traits they want the girls to not desire - rather than finding contentment in homely girls of intellegence and productivity.

Monday Night Sanguis Combat!!!
which the only way to train is to get Smallpox, AIDS, etc.
the most trilling sport since Mindball.

Ever watch Gattaca? Ethan Hawke movie. It's going to happen eventually. They can probably do it already, for a low cost. Still I think that anyone can push and exceed the boundaries of their limits. It's a trait we are all born with but seldom, if ever, use. Who's going to bring back the human potential movement? If there ever was one.

Scientists should research and study to find the best white blood cells they can possibly find from humans and/or animals. The potential of finding the greatest immune systems and researching their charasteristics can really be a breakthrough for all healthcare in general. Thoughts??

Oakspar: You'd be hard pressed to find an example of what you spoke of. While a college degree does indeed imply a higher chance of living above a status necessary to survive, it does not guarantee it.

Above that, having strength, height, stamina etc still plays an important role in jobs, go ask a waiter/waitress what kind of role physical health plays in their daily work routine. I would hope you aren't the kind to scoff at a person just because their employment doesn't meet your standards, and assume they must be a sub-par example of the species. Without the individuals that rely on their strength, stamina etc our society as a whole would be in much worse shape. Go ahead and watch Dirty Jobs w/Mike Rowe. There are plenty of hard working individuals out there who rely on their physical attributes to produce products that we take for granted.

@Lance Harbert - I'm fairly certain that we do this all the time in research labs anyways. There is an almost endless amount of literature on the characteristics of white blood cells. However, in regards to determining the strongest overall immune system I believe we would need a much larger sample set to really make any unknown headway. Additionally, each sample may contain some leukocytes that are stronger at combating certain foreigners and some that are better at fighting others. Since all seven different types white blood cells are created from lymph nodes and bone marrow there is no question that the concentration of each will be different based on the donor.

As far as obtaining a large sample set is concerned..I'm talking about "as well as submitting your taxes this year, please also include a vial of your blood for analysis". Personally, I'd be all for it, however as it stands I have a hard enough time trying to convince people to get checked for diseases, let alone talking them into assisting in the research for a cure for them.

I can't say that I'd be the best candidate for this either as I can be a pretty lazy guy when it comes to sketchy research ideas that do not show a lot of potential; however if I was certain that there was a structured (dare I say government funded, privately executed)program in place I'm positive you would see me in the front of the line.

Just my incoherent $0.02