[AlexanderHowl]

I do not think that biomods can give Empathy (maybe the Empath Talent, but not Empathy). Now, a proteus virus could give someone the Delusion that they possess Empathy, which could be real scary if the Delusion was ubiquitous. When it comes to brainwashing though, it just works better when you have a telepath around to tell you if it worked.