Posted May 15, 2006 Would it be possible -- and the techniques do not need to be existent in 2006 -- for testosterone to be refined to such an extent that only the effect of increased aggression remained? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 15, 2006 Bit random, though they can give it as a injection, that woman mp had it, to help compete with male mp's or something like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 15, 2006 REAVERS! *cough imafanboygeek*cough* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 15, 2006 Testosterone is a chemical that impacts on the body in many ways.. I don't think it could be refined to only cause aggression, as even a refined variant would impact elsewhere in the body. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 15, 2006 Would it be possible -- and the techniques do not need to be existent in 2006 -- for testosterone to be refined to such an extent that only the effect of increased aggression remained? I guess it is possible if you were to genetically engineer something within the cell in order for the only result of testosterone would be agression. But yeah... knowing you - you're taking the piss.. intellectually Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 15, 2006 Would it be possible -- and the techniques do not need to be existent in 2006 -- for testosterone to be refined to such an extent that only the effect of increased aggression remained? Testosterone is a specific chemical with a specific shape- if you changed it, it would no longer be testosterone. Of course, it may be possible to create a chemical with only the effect of increasing aggression, but almost all chemicals have side effects, especially if they are as relatively simple as testosterone. I suppose some kind of gene therapy might have potential to develop such a chemical, but gene therapy has been very unsuccessful in huaman tests. So the simple answer is probably no... but the "sci-fi" answer is yes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 15, 2006 REAVERS! *cough imafanboygeek*cough* Hehe. Um I don't have much to contribute, but Supergrunch seems to have cleared things up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 16, 2006 I guess it is possible if you were to genetically engineer something within the cell in order for the only result of testosterone would be agression. But yeah... knowing you - you're taking the piss.. intellectually Haha. No, it's er, for this idea I have kicking around. Thanks for your help guys. All I need is the 'sci-fi' answer! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 16, 2006 Thanks for your help guys. All I need is the 'sci-fi' answer! There you go Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 16, 2006 well it would be a chemical derived from testosterone. but i couldn't see why not. but not all people are aggressive with the same levels of test so each person would need different levels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 16, 2006 well it would be a chemical derived from testosterone. but i couldn't see why not. but not all people are aggressive with the same levels of test so each person would need different levels. Thats why I mentionned gene therapy; it would have to be specific for your DNA or it would be inefficient and/or produce side effects. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 16, 2006 Maybe with certain chemicals the other effects of testosterone could be blocked and so it would only lead to increased aggression. I know that's not exactly what you wanted to hear but I think this would be easier to achieve than refining it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
