“Metabolically Dominant Soldier.”


	“Metabolically Dominant Soldier.”

wildcat

7-18-2008 5:57 AM

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super soldier, human body, enhancement

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<A href="http://nextbigfuture.com/2008/07/3-billion-super-soldier-program-10.html" linkindex="90" set="yes">$3 billion super soldier program: 10 times muscle endurance, 7 foot vertical leap, wall crawling, personal flight and more</A>
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