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Making a lethal, hard to cure virus?
First of all, a virus can never behave the same way a human cell does. A virus isn't a cell, it more closely resembles a capsule of proteins which contain some DNA or RNA with the building code if you …
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Could a liquid paralyzing agent be absorbed through the skin, when delivered like a paintball?
Yes.
Many existing toxins can enter the bloodstream through the skin. Presuming you're using a fictional substance you can simply state "This poison passes through the skin and causes the following s …
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If the earth spun the other way, what would be different?
Physically all that would be different are the inversion of long term weather system and Coriolis effect, the sun would rise west and set east and that would be it. For example; tradewinds would blow …
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Feasibility of a creature that can affect biology
In short, having your creature affect biology, sure, no problem. I'm just not sure about the specifics you've mentions, mostly the yellow dust. …
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How could a biologically engineered body dump toxins from the blood stream?
An enhanced immune system!
For certain toxins that flood the body on a daily basis the immune system can deal with them by producing antibodies or enzymes that neutralize or simply transport the harm …