Self-preservation instinct

MECHANICAL SELF-PRESERVATION INSTINCTS Our fifth-generation crane/sorter has no goal of self-preservation... 

The duration of 302034 effects was roughly equal to that of fluphenazine (Fig. 111). NF performance decrement produced by 302034 was maximal at about 8 to 12 hours. Full recovery (not shown in this chart) did not occur until about 36 hours. Due to a lack of potency, this category of drugs did not seem to warrant further study, especially since indifference in a combat situation might be overcome by the instinct of self-preservation. Also, these subjects were not confused and could probably function on a battlefied if the situation became life-threatening. 

Experimental work can be subject to hazards of many kinds, and every person working in a laboratory should be alert to possible safety problems. Once you are aware of the particular hazards involved in an experimental procedure, the instinct for self-preservation usually provides sufficient motivation for finding ways of avoiding them. The principal danger lies in ignorance of specific hazards and in forgetfulness. 

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