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--- recom [2011/06/18 00:49] – [Reproduction & Life Cycle] abiri
+++ recom [2013/08/24 06:11] (current) – linking to spacer gene requirement abiri
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 Recoms have also been exposed to combat agents from [[Earth]]. During the war, not only deadly [[nanotechnology|nano-weapons]] were created, but bio-weapons that would not merely kill their targets, but transform them genetically. (Some of those were intended for use against the enemy, some for use on their own people.) Since the war, these various agents have been evolving inside infected life forms on Earth. Once in a while, some of this stuff manages to reach Luna, usually by way of illicit artifact hunters who don't decontaminate themselves thoroughly. As a general rule, most have shown no outward sign of infection, but their offspring have later turned out conjoined, or hermaphroditic, or with nonfunctional extra limbs, and so forth. These combat agents have made recom genetics even more of a mess.
-//(Note: At this time, there __is__ a cure for the combat agents that are prevalent on Earth. Between this cure and a strict quarantine of Earth, it is very difficult to be exposed to combat agents, and for this reason, any character wanting mutations is required to have said mutations approved by staff. Any changes caused to existing characters by combat agents - __if these changes are non-lethal__ - are always gradual and take place over an extended period of time, in a controlled hospital setting. - Hagalaz)//
+//(Note: At this time, medical treatments __do__ exist for the biological combat agents that are prevalent on Earth, as well as therapies designed to treat the effects of being exposed to [[https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Teratology#Teratogenic_agents|hazardous materials]], reducing the chance of passing mutated genes on to offspring. Between these treatment options, and a strict quarantine of Earth, it is very difficult to be exposed to combat agents, and for this reason, any character wanting mutations is required to have said mutations approved by staff. Any changes caused to existing characters by combat agents - __if these changes are non-lethal__ - are always gradual and take place over an extended period of time, in a controlled hospital setting. - 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.
+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 'spacer genes' recombined into their children. Such genes can be highly desirable in [[annyrion colonist - eisshari coalition#fleet_division|certain professions]]. 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.
 ====== Aging ======
 Most recoms develop to adulthood at the same pace as humans, but after about the age of 19 they age more slowly. Aging is also controlled to some extent using medical treatments, such as telomere replacement therapy, but nobody has yet managed to completely halt the aging process.