Custom Bio-Tech Perks and Features

starslayer · 05-17-2012, 03:34 PM

So were not talking about some inborn 'your genetics detect a heart defect, your own genetics will prevent you from breeding' so much as 'your genetics will only allow you to breed when you are in the ideal conditions required for breeding'

I actually imagine this would be relatively trivial to modify and something we could even attempt today; there are plenty of species out there that will only successfully reproduce if conditions are VERY specific. It could even be a good thing for non-servitor races; if you want to have kids you need to take your folic acid pills, work out daily, and not currently have any excess heart/liver/kidney/pancreas strain. Drunken one night stands never result in unwanted children, and BOTH partners have to be serious about a kid before conception can be achieved.

Based on current human birth rates, and how hard some couples need to try this should probably be coupled with more resilient reproductive abilities and a longer life span, otherwise the modification will basically spell the death of the species.

05-17-2012, 03:34 PM	#9
starslayer Join Date: Dec 2006	Re: Custom Bio-Tech Perks and Features So were not talking about some inborn 'your genetics detect a heart defect, your own genetics will prevent you from breeding' so much as 'your genetics will only allow you to breed when you are in the ideal conditions required for breeding' I actually imagine this would be relatively trivial to modify and something we could even attempt today; there are plenty of species out there that will only successfully reproduce if conditions are VERY specific. It could even be a good thing for non-servitor races; if you want to have kids you need to take your folic acid pills, work out daily, and not currently have any excess heart/liver/kidney/pancreas strain. Drunken one night stands never result in unwanted children, and BOTH partners have to be serious about a kid before conception can be achieved. Based on current human birth rates, and how hard some couples need to try this should probably be coupled with more resilient reproductive abilities and a longer life span, otherwise the modification will basically spell the death of the species.