Biogenetics
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| Biogenetics | |
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| Requires | None |
| Leads to | Gene Splicing, Secrets of the Human Brain |
| Beeline techs | 1 (1) |
| Tech level | Discover 1 |
| Facility | Recycling Tanks |
| Secret Project | The Human Genome Project |
| Increases defense against genetic warfare | |
We hold life to be sacred, but we also know the foundation of life
consists in a stream of codes not so different from the successive
frames of a watchvid. Why then cannot we cut one code short here, and
start another there? Is life so fragile that it can withstand no
tampering? Does the sacred brook no improvement?
- —Chairman Sheng-ji Yang,
- “Dynamics of Mind”
- —Chairman Sheng-ji Yang,
The alien environment on Planet brought a host of unforeseen health problems for the colonists. Early inquiries into Biogenetics center on the prevention and treatment of these problems. Researchers in this discipline seek an understanding of the entire genetic code.
