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Old 02-18-2018, 02:00 PM   #18
jeff_wilson
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Default Re: Avoiding Intollerance in a Post-BioEngineering Setting

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The gov't put out a gag order to medical while we tried to figure it out. 2 years later, we have more clues, but no answers yet.
How is "the gov't" structured? Does it attempt to govern the natives? Is the gag order a restriction on itself or on the public?


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There's a third intelligence, nature unknown, that's bio-engineering about 20% of our newborns, to adapt them to the planet. (Reflective hair to reduce UV issues from this system's star.) So far, the adaptation is dominant in animal testing. (It also seems to have beneficially bio-engineered both native sentient species and some of the animals and plants.)
Are they sure it's a distinct intelligence doing this, and not some natural mechanism, or possibly some leftover technology from previous settlers?

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Psis vs. non-psi. We've got a dozen or so psis (including my doctor). Psi is recessive, so not enough individuals to maintain a reasonable percentage of psis in the populace without genetic engineering.
I'm not sure this is right.
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