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Argonnek

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Re: Evolution: Origins
« Reply #210 on: September 08, 2011, 03:08:16 pm »

Run Away!

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Re: Evolution: Origins
« Reply #211 on: September 08, 2011, 03:09:38 pm »

Analyze cell's defensive mechanism and abilities and if too dangerous to consume, then flee. For now.
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Re: Evolution: Origins
« Reply #212 on: September 08, 2011, 05:13:17 pm »

Turn 13

     Run away! Defenseless, you turn tail and speed toward the only cover you can see- the fungal cell colony down below (9 Energy). Luckily, your cell wall is flexible as well as tough and you can worm your way into the mass of fungal cells. You can only hope that the thing above either doesn't detect you or can't get to you underneath the cells. As you try and wait it out, you try and think of some way to eliminate the hazard it poses. Burning (you aren't sure how you would manage this) comes to mind, but you think enzymes or poison would probably be more doable right now. You divide your second cell and put the divided parts on either side of the main cell. The flagella from the two cells are migrated to the center cell and a large vacuole is formed in each of the side cells. You have enough resources at this point to choose between the poison or enzymes. Which shall it be?

     While you decide, you try to scope out the amoeba's defenses, but all you can tell with your rudimentary senses are this: it is bigger than you, has a bunch of waving transparent arms, and has some sort of static covering. Your chemical detectors can't sense any chemicals coming from it, so it probably doesn't utilize chemicals as weapons.

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Re: Evolution: Origins
« Reply #213 on: September 08, 2011, 06:13:40 pm »

we need a weapon of some sort.
a stinger,acid,poision, or electrostuff.
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Re: Evolution: Origins
« Reply #214 on: September 08, 2011, 07:24:02 pm »

I think they've decided on enzymes or a toxin, so I suppose you just need to choose which to have your gland cells produce.
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« Reply #215 on: September 08, 2011, 08:26:09 pm »

How about a stinger that injects DNA absorbing enzymes? Later we can collect it for ourselves!
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« Reply #216 on: September 08, 2011, 09:42:38 pm »

I like the DNA absorption idea.

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Re: Evolution: Origins
« Reply #217 on: September 08, 2011, 09:51:31 pm »

I like the DNA absorption idea.

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DNA absorption for the win.  It's like a molecular mosquito. 
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« Reply #218 on: September 08, 2011, 09:54:03 pm »

That sounds... super effective, provided said enzymes can wriggle their way into the enemy cell's nucleus (provided the enemy cell has a nucleus.)

DNA-absorbing enzymes, please.
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« Reply #219 on: September 08, 2011, 10:10:01 pm »

Maybe we'll become a DNA sucking mosquito.

I vote for dna suck.
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« Reply #220 on: September 08, 2011, 10:42:07 pm »

We need spikes of our own!

Also is there anything a poison can do that an enzyme can't?
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« Reply #221 on: September 09, 2011, 12:31:33 am »

You know, stopping to think about this for a moment... what is a DNA-absorbing enzyme actually go to do, in terms of defense? First of all, when I think of an enzyme, I think of digestion- so it's beyond my understanding as to how exactly this absorption without destroying the DNA should work. More to the point, even if this enzyme could capture and retrieve or isolate DNA, the enemy cell would still be intact and capable of attacking, unless the enzyme broke it's body/vital organelles down- but can it do both..?
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« Reply #222 on: September 09, 2011, 01:18:01 am »

Perhaps make it unravel their organelles into their basic materials? Have it disassemble them from the inside?
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« Reply #223 on: September 09, 2011, 01:23:29 am »

I vote for enzymes, also try to improve our ribosomes.
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« Reply #224 on: September 09, 2011, 02:03:49 am »

We have seen the spikes, we fear the spikes, we must have spikes of our own!

The way I see it, poisons basically kill whatever they come into contact with.

Enzymes are more mechanical, they dismantle or build things. Make an enzyme that dismantles a cell membrane and we can just watch all the goodies spill out like a pinata! Or they could convert all the proteins into useless clusters that give the victim an I-must-scream moment as their insides stop functioning and leave the complex chemical chains intact for our dining pleasure...

I really need more information on the enzyme/poison dynamic before choosing one, because it seems that enzymes can pretty much replicate anything that a poison can do and will be easier to reabsorb...
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