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--- recom [2011/06/25 06:36] – [The Influence of Combat Agents] - replaced "combat nano-agents" with "biological combat agents" and wikipedia link to "teratogenic agents", in accordance with the "no comic-book mutations" rule hagalaz
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 Aside from reproduction, another important medical issue for recoms has been dealing with life in low gravity. [[Luna]] has 1/6 of Earth gravity. [[Mars]] has about 1/3. Phobos, Deimos, and the asteroid colonies have effectively none. Most recoms (aside from [[Belter]]s) originally were affected by low gravity in the same way that humans are: gradual loss of bone mass and muscle strength leading to eventual heart failure. There are three general remedies: drugs, electro-stimulation, and genetic engineering.
-The drugs are rarely used, but sometimes are taken by visitors from high-gravity worlds when they need to stay for an extended time on Luna or some other low-gravity environment. A better solution is the electro-stimulation suit. This is a garment which produces a low-level electrical impulse -- it cannot be felt by the person wearing it. Wearing this device for about one-half to one hour per day stimulate muscles and bone to react as if exposed to gravity. Some furry sleeping pits have been wired to provide gentle electro-stimulation while the recom occupant sleeps.
+The drugs are rarely used, but sometimes are taken by visitors from high-gravity worlds when they need to stay for an extended time on Luna or some other low-gravity environment. A better solution is the electro-stimulation suit. This is a garment which produces a low-level electrical impulse -- it cannot be felt by the person wearing it. Wearing this device for about one-half to one hour per day stimulate muscles and bone to react as if exposed to gravity. Some beds have been wired to provide gentle electro-stimulation while the occupant sleeps.
 Ever since before the Apocalypse War, the class of asteroid-dwelling recoms known as Belters have been genetically engineered to thrive in low gravity without any drugs or electro-stimulation. Since that time, many other recoms in Sol System chose to have the same genes recombined into their children. As a result, a fairly large portion of Luna's native population now are able to live without electro-stimulation. This trait is less common on Mars and other recom colonies.