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Smarter Children Through Food Supplements
An anonymous reader writes "Baby rats (mmm...baby rats) fed a little extra choline in utero popped out with brain cells dramatically bigger and faster than pups who didn't receive the supplement. Duke University researchers say the implications are profound for humans and the future of learning."
Oh, by the way......all of what I said above and.......First post.
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No, seriously, this does raise interesting issues such as how such a wonder supplement would be rationed to a population; how its absence would hold back the third world even further, and whether the first generation of hyper-intelligent kids would face discrimination at all levels of society.
Ph-nglui mglw'nafh Gates M'dna wgah'nagl fhtagn.
It's that stuff you put in your swimming pool. I guess if you want smart kids, you should go swimming a lot.
why couldn't they have figured this out 22 years ago?
now if you'll excuse me i have to go fail my calculus final.
A Beowulf cluster of these super brainy rats, hopped up on choline, taking the jobs AWAY from the Indians and bringing them back to the USA!!! USA!!! USA!!!
Sure, the rats'll have our jobs, but they'll be US rats.
Offtopic? No see thats funny because he really did have first post that and hes like a real science dude who makes fun of us on slashdot and all.
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Let's see, choline grows baby rat brain cells... sounds like great news for the cheese industry!
> What exactly does "reduce the brain's vulnerability toxic insults." mean?
Most insults merely 'sting', but the really good ones are 'toxic'.
If your brain has reduced vulnerability to such insults, you can post to internet forums without getting your feelings hurt.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
Not only that, the worst part is, your kids will know it all!
Libertarianism is rich wolves and poor sheep playing gambler's ruin for dinner.
...your generation found television boring!
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
How the heck did you write that fast enough to have legible grammar _and_ to make a first post?
you must be a subscriber... right? (10 minutes in advance)
an me way smarter than u!!!11!!! lOlOL arofol
extended warranty? how can i go rong!
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
A bunch of Super intelligent, yet hyperactive and ruthless 9 year olds, with ultra fast reflexes and photographic memory, but total lack of self-control and morals, begins their master plan of taking over the world.
Too bad their diabolical plan is easily foiled by a single dude with a strobe light. (If you read what this did the rat's brain, the rats are probably all epileptic)
I for one welcome our autistic and epileptic overlords.
At least kids around here do.. you can't walk though the mall with out seeing one or two empty boxes of dramamine .
To overlock or underclock, just take uppers and downers. Drugs...gotta love them little pills!
Life is not for the lazy.
Is there an overheating issue? Will they need fans in the back of their skulls?
A bunch of Super intelligent, yet hyperactive and ruthless 9 year olds, with ultra fast reflexes and photographic memory, but total lack of self-control and morals, begins their master plan of taking over the world.
This is different from reality how?
SB
It's old. The more humans I meet, the more I like my cats. At least they are honest.
Q: who are you?
A: you are a mutant.You aren't going to age
You have super-sensory perceptions.
Society has stepped all over you with painfull treatments to force you to fake normalcy.
You have an enhanced memory.
Huge organizations oppose your existence and are trying to give you cancer.
But the real question is what year did you graduate from Professor Xavier's Shool for Gifted Youngsters? Class of 2000? 1999? Or are you old school?
One word: Watercooling.
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
i can just see it now, viagra flavoured choline supplements that not only keep you hard, but improve your memory!
You tried your best, & you failed miserably,
The lesson is:
Never Try
Can I get a do over?
Here's hoping the reincarnation crowd is right.
--- Ban humanity.
(sorry but I just had to say this...)
Everyone's brain is manufactured as a genius brain, but a lot of times it doesn't pass all the performance tests and will be rated and sold with a lower processing speed. Overclocking it slightly probably wouldn't hurt anything, but don't go too far or you'll have stability issues.
120chars for a sig is teh suck
> From what I see, humans that eat lots of fish (at least before fish got PCBs, mercury etc etc) do very well. Better than those that eat mainly fruit (or grain).
Well, seeing what a complete fish diet did to Gollum, Im not so sure that fish eating is so good for you.
I have used ephedra for colds in the past, it was the best thing i ever took for a cold. the day I took the normal weight loss dose, for a cold, it was always gone that day. Thats why the govt banned ephedra, so we cant get over the super cold they will spread when they try to dictatorize the USA!!!! BASTARDS! :)
I feel the same way about motor oil. That's why I only drink it occasionally
Oh, by the way......all of what I said above and.......First post. :-)
Well, somebody's been taking his choline supplements today....
We're pretty sure it corresponds to a smarter lawyer though.
Absolutely brilliant. First, you write an insightful first post, thereby gaining karma for being insightful. Then you respond to it with something funny, allowing a whole new set of mod points to be spent on a seperate post.
Twice the karma just for separating your "first post" comment into its own post.
--- 11 meters/second, or 24 miles per hour - the airspeed velocity of an unladen European swallow. Really.
...we should try it on bill gates before reaching a decision
:)
-Katherin
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