Consul
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I'm plotting out a screenplay, and I'm trying to figure something interesting out. I need to devise or otherwise find some mechanism by which an entire population of underwater-dwelling humans (yes, this is a science-fiction-y story) can be rendered sterile in such a way that it can be mistaken for either a natural cause or an unintended consequence. I say "mistaken" because it turns out to be a deliberate act, but that actually gave away a big plot point. Not that I'm worried about anyone "stealing" my ideas, but I don't want to spoil the story for anyone. ;D
The seemingly best possibility I can find on the Series of Tubes is a class of chemical pollutants called "estrogen receptor blockers", but I'm not sure about those because it turns out there are reasons for women to take them deliberately (though I guess it's not really a pollutant anymore if it's deliberately taken as a medication). Also, I need something that will work on a whole population with more or less 100% certainty. It's not a huge population, and they are all living in a single lake. Since this would be part of a long-term plot against this people, it also doesn't need to work on 100% of the population right away. There could be a great reduction in babies born over a couple of generations. The key, though, is that it needs to be able to foil the good guys' attempt at solving it (until they learn it's not an accident, that is...).
Okay, I think that's enough rambling for now. Thank you for the help!
The seemingly best possibility I can find on the Series of Tubes is a class of chemical pollutants called "estrogen receptor blockers", but I'm not sure about those because it turns out there are reasons for women to take them deliberately (though I guess it's not really a pollutant anymore if it's deliberately taken as a medication). Also, I need something that will work on a whole population with more or less 100% certainty. It's not a huge population, and they are all living in a single lake. Since this would be part of a long-term plot against this people, it also doesn't need to work on 100% of the population right away. There could be a great reduction in babies born over a couple of generations. The key, though, is that it needs to be able to foil the good guys' attempt at solving it (until they learn it's not an accident, that is...).
Okay, I think that's enough rambling for now. Thank you for the help!