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	Who knows what the insidious, psychoconscious-altering anomalies of the Nova Sector will have on these human DNA samples?		Who knows what the insidious, psychoconscious-altering anomalies of the Nova Sector will have on these human DNA samples?

	== [[File:DNAInfuser.png]] DNA Infuser ==		== [[File:DNAInfuser.png\|32px]] DNA Infuser ==

	By all means, injecting someone with liquefied DNA from an incompatible being should, at best, give them a horrible rash. Occasionally, the right strand breaks at the right time and finds a compatible section by pure happenstance, and then even more rarely, this produces a noticeable effect, and even extra more rarely, this doesn't kill the victim. The DNA Infuser brute forces this approach, effectively trying all combinations of host DNA and supplemented DNA until something fits, like building a jigsaw puzzle solely by trying every single piece against every single edge.		By all means, injecting someone with liquefied DNA from an incompatible being should, at best, give them a horrible rash. Occasionally, the right strand breaks at the right time and finds a compatible section by pure happenstance, and then even more rarely, this produces a noticeable effect, and even extra more rarely, this doesn't kill the victim. The DNA Infuser brute forces this approach, effectively trying all combinations of host DNA and supplemented DNA until something fits, like building a jigsaw puzzle solely by trying every single piece against every single edge.

GreytideSkye: maybe it fits better there? Remember back in the day when we said the SAD is a non-canon gameplay abstraction? those were the days

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maybe it fits better there? Remember back in the day when we said the SAD is a non-canon gameplay abstraction? those were the days

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 To the DSM, a distinct species requires a radically distinct means of treatment. All families of slime persons are filed under the label [[Lore:Slimeperson|"Slime person,"]] for example, as their biochemistry requires what most species find innately toxic. The specific species names are mostly a cultural artifact of the time, e.g. [[Lore:Podperson|"Podpeople"]] covers all plant persons because of their prevalence and traceable human origins, rather than calling them all "plant people." The vast majority of carbon-based humanoids fall under a few classes, informally called the "Generics": Humanoid, Anthromorph, Anthromorphic Insect, {{TooltipInline|Insectoid|We are just as confused as to why there are two varieties of generic insect.}}. "Aquatic" is often mistranslated as "Akula (Generic)", despite many key difference between mainline [[Lore:Azula|Azuleans]]. "Human" and "Felinid" are distinct for cultural reasons, mostly grandfathered into distinct specieshood. The main difference between a "Human" and a "Humanoid" is the patient's intent to be seen as Human, so typically bone structure or a standard range of human skin colors. Of note, older Asimovian AI lawsets drew a critical distinction around the term "Human."
 = Genetics Research =
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 Cynically, this also circumvents patents, in that "do this simple process but in the anomalous effects observed here" is legally not the well-patented "do this simple process."
 == The DNA Vault ==

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 The first genemods, following early work with [[wikipedia:CRISPR|CRISPR-Cas9]], relied on custom-crafted viruses who, upon infecting a host, would target specific sequences in the victim's DNA and alter them, either rewriting them on the spot or injecting an extra length of codons. Later nanite-based genemods would follow this pattern of freefloating agents distributed through a body and arbitrarily altering cells until a probabilistic threshold is reached, within the order of minutes. Longer treatments would use an external coordinator to ensure the nanites touched roughly every cell, but statistically, letting them freefloat for a few minutes had already been enough.
 == Objectives ==
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 Even with natural evolution, every single gene expression is a balancing act of tradeoffs. Vibrant plumage to attract mates also attracts predators. Toughened skin is much less flexible. Large muscles get in the way and reduce their range of motion. Simply having a scienceperson make the choice instead of natural selection does not negate this. Most genemods require active power, e.g. glowing, temperature control, {{TooltipInline|be tall for me|The author is drawing from personal experience.}}, and active camouflage, and so impose caloric burdens on the user. Complicated (and cheap) genemods rely on long, precise sequences of genes with little room for redundancy or error correction, making them more vulnerable to natural mutations, and with more disastrous results. Expensive genemods can often optimize many of the tradeoffs towards unimpactful consequences you'd hardly notice. '''Genetic Instability''' is a blanket medical term for the various symptoms of improper or excessive genemodding, which includes genemods attempting to edit the same codons, and mathematically adding up to a strong imbalance of specific bases, and fragility from too many splices on a single chromosome. Genetic Instability often manifests symptoms contradictory to continued mortality, including melting, malformations, combustion, and resonant mismatch. Consult your doctor about your genemod regiment and how your gene expressions interplay.
 = What is a Genemodder? =

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	== Objectives ==		== Objectives ==
	In the simplest terms, the objective of a genemod is to make a person different. Insurancewise, these are classified as either Functional or Aesthetic, and as Essential or Bullshit. Aesthetic genemods do not significantly alter the employment qualifications of the recipient, ~~and~~ can be considered Essential if they affirm the user's identity: Tribal identity, Corporate identity (mandated gene expressions as a uniform), and/or Personal Identity (gender, species, etc.).		In the simplest terms, the objective of a genemod is to make a person different. Insurancewise, these are classified as either Functional or Aesthetic, and as Essential or Bullshit. Aesthetic genemods do not significantly alter the employment qualifications of the recipient, but can still be considered Essential if they affirm the user's identity: Tribal identity, Corporate identity (mandated gene expressions as a uniform), and/or Personal Identity (gender, species, etc.).

			Functional Genemods adjust one of the following, or {{TooltipInline\|they don't\|Genemods that are not a protected class of Functional can still be declared Functional, through great need, bribery, or other channels.}}:

			* Survivability - Adapting the user to their environment. Radiation resistance, temperature adaption, et cetera.
			* Stability - Mitigating the downsides of other genetic expressions, and adding redundancy to make their genes less fragile.
			* Synchronization - Bridging the gap between two conflicting gene expressions. Perhaps they are too close in the genetic sequence to be stable, so need to be spaced out. Perhaps they modify the same body part, and thus need to resolve their merge conflicts.
			* Self-Acceptance - Sometimes a person is not pleased in their body. If their dysphoria affects their quality of life, and is not simply "it'd be neat," they can apply to have their self-affirming care qualifying as Functional.
			* Self-Resonant - Sometimes a body just doesn't feel right, despite wanting to to be perfect. Resonance is independent of the conscious mind, so may be subject to phantom pains and similar phenomenon. Self-Resonant affirming Genemods are meant to ensure the body is the best host for the Resonance it is intended to host.
			* Scale - Some genes produce a feature that's not the right size. Turns out that installing ant antennae installs ant-sized antennae. These need to be scaled up, with perhaps additional {{TooltipInline\|engineering\|See the [[wikipedia:Square–cube_law\|Square–cube_law]], etc.}} to compensate.

	==Tradeoffs==		==Tradeoffs==

GreytideSkye: so there's this whole Genetics Department who can either be non-canon or made a flatbread saint: naan-canonized. but now they're canon. genes are finally real in the far future of 2566

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so there's this whole Genetics Department who can either be non-canon or made a flatbread saint: naan-canonized. but now they're canon. genes are finally real in the far future of 2566

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	In what is considered a Sapient Rights win, the corporate destruction of Rollmagic Canonicity Index in nuclear hellfire and insurance premiums left the patents for many natural Testosterone and Estrogen production pathways in legal limbo for long enough for the lawyers of the [[Lore:Syndicate\|Sentient-Engine Liberation Front]] to establish a trust, making these genetic treatments Free to license until the patent expires, when they will become Public Domain.		In what is considered a Sapient Rights win, the corporate destruction of Rollmagic Canonicity Index in nuclear hellfire and insurance premiums left the patents for many natural Testosterone and Estrogen production pathways in legal limbo for long enough for the lawyers of the [[Lore:Syndicate\|Sentient-Engine Liberation Front]] to establish a trust, making these genetic treatments Free to license until the patent expires, when they will become Public Domain.

	~~survivability~~		= Genetics Research =
	~~Stability~~
	~~Synchronization~~		Genes can be studied, and new genemods can be derived from existing genes as well as entirely novel strands.
	~~Self~~-~~Acceptance~~
	~~Self~~ - ~~Resonance~~		== Why is there Genetics Research? ==
	~~Scale~~ - ~~tiny insect head scaled~~ to ~~big man size~~
			If Genemodding is so popular, so ''patented'', so locked up in legal turmoil, why does the Nova Sector stations have genetics research? Because the Nova Sector also has anomalies that aren't found in stable space. Much of science is trying known things in unknown conditions, and the Genetics department is no exception. Psychoreactive interference stemming from Indecipheres permits a surprising number of abandoned genetic expressions deemed too unstable to be, in one researcher's terms, "gently coaxed into a workable state, as if the Mother wanted you to flourish despite your flaws and was able to take you from nearly perfect to absolute perfection."

			Cynically, this also circumvents patents, in that "do this simple process but in the anomalous effects observed here" is legally not the well-patented "do this simple process."


			== The DNA Vault ==

			Elephant in the vault: Nanotrasen knows what a {{TooltipInline\|[[Wikipedia:chinchilla\|chinchilla]]\|Chinchilla chinchilla chinchilla chinchilla chinchilla chinchilla chinchilla chinchilla chinchilla chinchilla.}} is. Nanotrasen doesn't need to store the blueprint of a chinchilla for future generations in a post-apocalypse to rebuild from first principles. What Nanotrasen, and the galaxy, don't know, is how DNA reacts to anomalous conditions in cramped conditions. Across each of the dozens of Anomalous Zones across SolFed, medical research companies fight to assess the long-term dangers of that specific zone on a wide variety of compacted DNA samples.

			In the core of the Tsyogal Anomaly, for example, acute radiation applied to near-stasised DNA did not initially damage the strands, but once the DNA was removed from the radiation, and then the anomaly's effects, the DNA "spontaneously" dissolved, having accumulated radiation damages over the entire exposure despite being functionally inert. This directly led to advances in Stasis Bed technology, applying proper light wavelengths to induce a limited amount of consciousness and, importantly, the safeword auto-eject detection, allowing the stasised patient to resist the effects and exit on their own terms.

			Who knows what the insidious, psychoconscious-altering anomalies of the Nova Sector will have on these human DNA samples?

			== [[File:DNAInfuser.png]] DNA Infuser ==

			By all means, injecting someone with liquefied DNA from an incompatible being should, at best, give them a horrible rash. Occasionally, the right strand breaks at the right time and finds a compatible section by pure happenstance, and then even more rarely, this produces a noticeable effect, and even extra more rarely, this doesn't kill the victim. The DNA Infuser brute forces this approach, effectively trying all combinations of host DNA and supplemented DNA until something fits, like building a jigsaw puzzle solely by trying every single piece against every single edge.

			In the Nova Sector's anomalous radius, these jigsaw edges are a fair bit more flexible, and as such, a surprising number of organs can be strongly infused in a stable, non-lethal way. Investigations are still ongoing as to why the Nova Sector in particular has an easier time of finding stable infusions, but once an infusion is discovered, coreworlds can reverse engineer the alterations and market them as novelties. Several strains are already widely available, including the numerous flavors of Niche-Adapted Lungs.

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	== Medical Speciation ==		== Medical Speciation ==

	The DSM takes a practical approach to descriptive medicine, and so no longer describes species in terms of cultural practices or genetic sequences. With over fifteen thousand "species" on the books, with a majority derived from baseline bipedal carbon-based anatomy, the DSM describes treatments in terms of distinct treatment features, and thus recognizes only twenty-some significantly different species. Most medical textbooks train for common features found at treatment time, rather than presenting distinct near-identical manuals for every legal species or tribal identity. Modern medicine is more of an improvisational performance, and the DSM a diverse toolbox, rather than a concrete algorithm to go from illness to wellness. The DSM provides tools and common procedures, such as how to incise through hard carapaces and deep body hair, and represents the patient's state in terms of major organs. Evolution the way that it is, all bipedals have some analogous organ for {{TooltipInline\|blood and pumping, toxin processing, digestion, vision, hearing, atmospheric interaction, atmospheric interaction modification for communication, and cognition\|Try the common mnemonic: Heart liver stomach eye ear lung tongue brain.}}, so doctors are trained to recognize the relevant organ(s) for common maladies, and how to commonly treat them. Supplemental textbooks do cover precise cultural practices, but as a general rule, these are expected to be carried with individual medical records.		The DSM takes a practical approach to descriptive medicine, and so no longer describes species in terms of cultural practices or genetic sequences. With over fifteen thousand "species" on the books, with a majority derived from baseline bipedal carbon-based anatomy, the DSM describes treatments in terms of distinct treatment features, and thus recognizes only twenty-some significantly different species. Most medical textbooks train for common features found at treatment time, rather than presenting distinct near-identical manuals for every legal species or tribal identity. Modern medicine is more of an improvisational performance, and the DSM a diverse toolbox, rather than a concrete algorithm to go from illness to wellness. The DSM provides tools and common procedures, such as how to incise through hard carapaces and deep body hair, and represents the patient's state in terms of major organs. Evolution the way that it is, all bipedals have some analogous organ for {{TooltipInline\|blood and pumping, toxin processing, digestion, vision, hearing, atmospheric interaction, atmospheric interaction modification for communication, and cognition\|Try the common mnemonic: "Heart liver stomach eye ear lung tongue brain. Without all these I try a-gain."}}, so doctors are trained to recognize the relevant organ(s) for common maladies, and how to commonly treat them. Supplemental textbooks do cover precise cultural practices, but as a general rule, these are expected to be carried with individual medical records.

	To the DSM, a distinct species requires a radically distinct means of treatment. All families of slime persons are filed under the label [[Lore:Slimeperson\|"Slime person,"]] for example, as their biochemistry requires what most species find innately toxic. The specific species names are mostly a cultural artifact of the time, e.g. [[Lore:Podperson\|"Podpeople"]] covers all plant persons because of their prevalence and traceable human origins, rather than calling them all "plant people." The vast majority of carbon-based humanoids fall under a few classes, informally called the "Generics": Humanoid, Anthromorph, Anthromorphic Insect, {{TooltipInline\|Insectoid\|We are just as confused as to why there are two varieties of generic insect.}}. "Aquatic" is often mistranslated as "Akula (Generic)", despite many key difference between mainline [[Lore:Azula\|Azuleans]]. "Human" and "Felinid" are distinct for cultural reasons, mostly grandfathered into distinct specieshood. The main difference between a "Human" and a "Humanoid" is the patient's intent to be seen as Human, so typically bone structure or a standard range of human skin colors. Of note, older Asimovian AI lawsets drew a critical distinction around the term "Human."		To the DSM, a distinct species requires a radically distinct means of treatment. All families of slime persons are filed under the label [[Lore:Slimeperson\|"Slime person,"]] for example, as their biochemistry requires what most species find innately toxic. The specific species names are mostly a cultural artifact of the time, e.g. [[Lore:Podperson\|"Podpeople"]] covers all plant persons because of their prevalence and traceable human origins, rather than calling them all "plant people." The vast majority of carbon-based humanoids fall under a few classes, informally called the "Generics": Humanoid, Anthromorph, Anthromorphic Insect, {{TooltipInline\|Insectoid\|We are just as confused as to why there are two varieties of generic insect.}}. "Aquatic" is often mistranslated as "Akula (Generic)", despite many key difference between mainline [[Lore:Azula\|Azuleans]]. "Human" and "Felinid" are distinct for cultural reasons, mostly grandfathered into distinct specieshood. The main difference between a "Human" and a "Humanoid" is the patient's intent to be seen as Human, so typically bone structure or a standard range of human skin colors. Of note, older Asimovian AI lawsets drew a critical distinction around the term "Human."

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	The first genemods, following early work with [[wikipedia:CRISPR\|CRISPR-Cas9]], relied on custom-crafted viruses who, upon infecting a host, would target specific sequences in the victim's DNA and alter them, either rewriting them on the spot or injecting an extra length of codons. Later nanite-based genemods would follow this pattern of freefloating agents distributed through a body and arbitrarily altering cells until a probabilistic threshold is reached, within the order of minutes. Longer treatments would use an external coordinator to ensure the nanites touched roughly every cell, but statistically, letting them freefloat for a few minutes had already been enough.		The first genemods, following early work with [[wikipedia:CRISPR\|CRISPR-Cas9]], relied on custom-crafted viruses who, upon infecting a host, would target specific sequences in the victim's DNA and alter them, either rewriting them on the spot or injecting an extra length of codons. Later nanite-based genemods would follow this pattern of freefloating agents distributed through a body and arbitrarily altering cells until a probabilistic threshold is reached, within the order of minutes. Longer treatments would use an external coordinator to ensure the nanites touched roughly every cell, but statistically, letting them freefloat for a few minutes had already been enough.

	Copyright		== Copyright ==

	As Genemodding is a health-centered care field, "Big Pharma" style rules apply. After all, the time spent researching novel genemods ''should'' be recompensed, to keep the research industry lively and stable.		As Genemodding is a health-centered care field, "Big Pharma" style rules apply. After all, the time spent researching novel genemods ''should'' be recompensed, to keep the research industry lively and stable.
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	These Hereditary Genemods are a transferable, limitless license granted to you and your descendants. Because there's no mandated overlap of "reproduces sexually" and "has children," this includes adopted heirs. Incest is frowned upon, not because of genetic concerns - we have the technology to fix that - but it's seen as bad faith license sharing, a "have your cake and eat it too," moment. "You wouldn't adopt your wife," as the memes say. The largest recognized class of species piggybacks off of existing Tribal laws, allowing for sharing and modding within a tribe so long as the Gene Expression in question is declared as an integral part of the Tribal Identity. Tribal indoctrination may require buying into the shared license, as well as any other well-defined cultural initiations, but the copyright owner holds no grounds to {{TooltipInline\|deny the legitimacy of a tribe's composition\|See Johnson^3 v. The Spinward Longdicks, which settled in court that "will pay 500 credits for a big appendage" is a sufficient tribal identity to allow tribal redistribution of the J3-RKoff Gene Expression.}}.		These Hereditary Genemods are a transferable, limitless license granted to you and your descendants. Because there's no mandated overlap of "reproduces sexually" and "has children," this includes adopted heirs. Incest is frowned upon, not because of genetic concerns - we have the technology to fix that - but it's seen as bad faith license sharing, a "have your cake and eat it too," moment. "You wouldn't adopt your wife," as the memes say. The largest recognized class of species piggybacks off of existing Tribal laws, allowing for sharing and modding within a tribe so long as the Gene Expression in question is declared as an integral part of the Tribal Identity. Tribal indoctrination may require buying into the shared license, as well as any other well-defined cultural initiations, but the copyright owner holds no grounds to {{TooltipInline\|deny the legitimacy of a tribe's composition\|See Johnson^3 v. The Spinward Longdicks, which settled in court that "will pay 500 credits for a big appendage" is a sufficient tribal identity to allow tribal redistribution of the J3-RKoff Gene Expression.}}.

	In addition to specific gene alterations, a person's Likeness is {{TooltipInline\|inherently their own copyright\|See [[wikipedia:The Beatles\|The Beatles]]' Estate v. The Ringos of Saturn}}. It is thus illegal to sequence a person's DNA in an attempt to {{TooltipInline\|copy them wholesale\|Even if no attempt at impersonation is made. The sequencing itself is the crime; identical twins and other coincidental duplicates remain legally convoluted enough to lack a definitive ruling.}}. Specifically, the [[Guide_to_genetics#Unique_Enzymes\|"Unique Enzymes"]] and [[Guide_to_genetics#Unique_Identifiers\|"Unique Identifiers."]] Using that sequence to replicate specific copyrighted genemods is illegal through {{TooltipInline\|intellectual property pathways\|No '''federal''' law exists to police IP theft, but the Trade Clique holds enough of a monopoly on galactic trade that losing favor with them tends to doom smaller nations.}}. In the modern day, the Genetic Likeness Clause is mostly used to federally prosecute [[Lore:Changeling\|Changelings]] even in nations technically accepting of them, as most nations have broader laws about impersonation.		In addition to specific gene alterations, a person's Likeness is {{TooltipInline\|inherently their own copyright\|See [[wikipedia:The Beatles\|The Beatles]]' Estate v. The Ringos of Saturn}}. It is thus illegal to sequence a person's DNA in an attempt to {{TooltipInline\|copy them wholesale\|Even if no attempt at impersonation is made. The sequencing itself is the crime; identical twins and other coincidental duplicates remain legally convoluted enough to lack a definitive ruling.}}. Specifically, the [[Guide_to_genetics#Unique_Enzymes\|"Unique Enzymes"]] and [[Guide_to_genetics#Unique_Identifiers\|"Unique Identifiers."]] Using that sequence to replicate specific copyrighted genemods is illegal through {{TooltipInline\|intellectual property pathways\|No '''federal''' law exists to police IP theft, but the Trade Clique holds enough of a monopoly on galactic trade that losing favor with them tends to doom smaller nations.}}. In the modern day, the Genetic Likeness Clause is mostly used to federally prosecute [[Lore:Changeling\|Changelings]] even in nations technically accepting of them, as most nations have broader laws about impersonation.

	== Objectives ==		== Objectives ==

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	Depending on the transmission vector and implementation, some genemods may last hours, others may last the entire lifetime of an organism, even into subsequent generations if that organism has offspring. Until such time as that organism has had its genetics reverted to a {{TooltipInline\|natural and unaltered state\|This phrasing, and delineation, has since been coopted by Species Purists and other discriminatory actors, and serves as a dogwhistle for many forms of prejudice.}}, they are considered genemodded. The most relevant example of multigenerational genemods to the Nova Sector are the [[Lore:Icewalkers\|Hearthkin]] of the ice moon Freyja. Long ago, their ancestors enforced extensive gene modding, adapting themselves to survive more easily on the planet's surface, and now generations later, those modifications remain. Therefore, Hearthkin are considered genemodded, even if the genetics have since naturalized into them, and would remain so unless somehow their genetics were reverted to baseline humans.		Depending on the transmission vector and implementation, some genemods may last hours, others may last the entire lifetime of an organism, even into subsequent generations if that organism has offspring. Until such time as that organism has had its genetics reverted to a {{TooltipInline\|natural and unaltered state\|This phrasing, and delineation, has since been coopted by Species Purists and other discriminatory actors, and serves as a dogwhistle for many forms of prejudice.}}, they are considered genemodded. The most relevant example of multigenerational genemods to the Nova Sector are the [[Lore:Icewalkers\|Hearthkin]] of the ice moon Freyja. Long ago, their ancestors enforced extensive gene modding, adapting themselves to survive more easily on the planet's surface, and now generations later, those modifications remain. Therefore, Hearthkin are considered genemodded, even if the genetics have since naturalized into them, and would remain so unless somehow their genetics were reverted to baseline humans.





	~~Breeding and~~


	== Historical ==		== Historical ==

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	= What is a Genemodder? =		= What is a Genemodder? =

	Legally, a Genemodder is any individual who has benefited from external forces adjusting the structure of DNA. So basically everyone except a few genetic purists - some for bloodline or honor purposes, some for discrimination, some for tradition, and most for having not been exposed to modern society for very long. Legally, gene purists are a protected class, just enough to ensure they cannot be ''compelled'' to alter themselves. Almost every job-related function that a genemod can make easier, an external tool can assist with to the same degree, so outside of extreme risk situations with a high risk of extended isolation, there isn't {{TooltipInline\|too much of a hiring discrepancy\|Won't rule out it being relevant to your specific character, but if your character implies it's a galactic issue... they're allowed to be factually wrong.}} between genetically suited and genetically irrelevant candidates.		Legally, a Genemodder is any individual who has benefited from external forces adjusting the structure of DNA. So basically everyone except a few genetic purists - some for bloodline or honor purposes, some for discrimination, some for tradition, and most for having not been exposed to modern society for very long. Legally, gene purists are a protected class, just enough to ensure they cannot be ''compelled'' to alter themselves. Almost every job-related function that a genemod can make easier, an [[Guide_to_robotics\|external tool]] can assist with to the same degree, so outside of extreme risk situations with a high risk of extended isolation, there isn't {{TooltipInline\|too much of a hiring discrepancy\|Won't rule out it being relevant to your specific character, but if your character implies it's a galactic issue... they're allowed to be factually wrong.}} between genetically suited and {{TooltipInline\|genetically irrelevant\|HR Note: don't use this term.}} candidates.

	Medically, a Genemodder is basically anyone. Outside of fringe cases, genetic modifications don't alter treatment plans beyond surface-level details.		Medically, a Genemodder is basically anyone. Outside of fringe cases, genetic modifications don't alter treatment plans beyond {{TooltipInline\|surface-level details\|Those motherfuckers who think that thick skin is fine, and have no regard to the surgeons who thus need an industrial press to pop a scalpel through their shithead hide in order to save their goddamn life.}}.

	Culturally, a Genemodder is someone who has altered themselves and buys into Genemodder Culture. Folk who embrace genetic modification as more than a fact of life or a tool, but a ''way of life''. Genemodder Culture embraces the plasticity of life, often modding and unmodding several times during their life, expressing the impermanence of life via impermanent modifications. Quirks to Shapeshift alone do not necessarily mean one is In genemodder culture, but they're pretty frequent. Even those who settle down with a gene expression for a long period of time can consider themselves culturally Genemodders if they elevate the role of their modifications in their life.		Culturally, a Genemodder is someone who has altered themselves and buys into Genemodder Culture. Folk who embrace genetic modification as more than a fact of life or a tool, but a ''way of life''. Genemodder Culture embraces the plasticity of life, often modding and unmodding several times during their life, expressing the impermanence of life via impermanent modifications. Quirks to Shapeshift alone do not necessarily mean one is In genemodder culture, but they're pretty frequent. Even those who settle down with a gene expression for a long period of time can consider themselves culturally Genemodders if they elevate the role of their modifications in their life.

	Biologically, a Genemodder is someone who has DNA that is a critical part of their continued existence, and ~~often~~ is actively "alive."		Biologically, a Genemodder is someone who has DNA that is a critical part of their continued existence, and is (or was) actively {{TooltipInline\|"alive."\|Your theology of biology may have differing definitions, but it usually involves the conversion of [[Wikipedia:ATP\|ATP]] to [[Wikipedia:ADP\|ADP]] in the process of producing physical effects.}}

	== Medical Speciation ==		== Medical Speciation ==
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	To the DSM, a distinct species requires a radically distinct means of treatment. All families of slime persons are filed under the label [[Lore:Slimeperson\|"Slime person,"]] for example, as their biochemistry requires what most species find innately toxic. The specific species names are mostly a cultural artifact of the time, e.g. [[Lore:Podperson\|"Podpeople"]] covers all plant persons because of their prevalence and traceable human origins, rather than calling them all "plant people." The vast majority of carbon-based humanoids fall under a few classes, informally called the "Generics": Humanoid, Anthromorph, Anthromorphic Insect, {{TooltipInline\|Insectoid\|We are just as confused as to why there are two varieties of generic insect.}}. "Aquatic" is often mistranslated as "Akula (Generic)", despite many key difference between mainline [[Lore:Azula\|Azuleans]]. "Human" and "Felinid" are distinct for cultural reasons, mostly grandfathered into distinct specieshood. The main difference between a "Human" and a "Humanoid" is the patient's intent to be seen as Human, so typically bone structure or a standard range of human skin colors. Of note, older Asimovian AI lawsets drew a critical distinction around the term "Human."		To the DSM, a distinct species requires a radically distinct means of treatment. All families of slime persons are filed under the label [[Lore:Slimeperson\|"Slime person,"]] for example, as their biochemistry requires what most species find innately toxic. The specific species names are mostly a cultural artifact of the time, e.g. [[Lore:Podperson\|"Podpeople"]] covers all plant persons because of their prevalence and traceable human origins, rather than calling them all "plant people." The vast majority of carbon-based humanoids fall under a few classes, informally called the "Generics": Humanoid, Anthromorph, Anthromorphic Insect, {{TooltipInline\|Insectoid\|We are just as confused as to why there are two varieties of generic insect.}}. "Aquatic" is often mistranslated as "Akula (Generic)", despite many key difference between mainline [[Lore:Azula\|Azuleans]]. "Human" and "Felinid" are distinct for cultural reasons, mostly grandfathered into distinct specieshood. The main difference between a "Human" and a "Humanoid" is the patient's intent to be seen as Human, so typically bone structure or a standard range of human skin colors. Of note, older Asimovian AI lawsets drew a critical distinction around the term "Human."

	= Self-Actualization Device =		= [[File:SAD.png\|32px]] Self-Actualization Device =


	The Self-Actualization Device is, despite the mocking tone of the ignorant, mostly a microwave. The SAD combines the fields of Resonance research, Genemodding, and Microwaves to analyze the Resonance presently in the body, formulate the ideal body to best host the Resonance, identify and kill what parts of the body oppose that ideal, and facilitate the growth of replacements that don't. In short, it kills the parts of you that aren't you, and puts new parts of you that are you in their place. Warning: The chance that your Resonance may reflect an angry [[Lore:Plasmaman\|burning skeleton]] is low, but never zero.		The Self-Actualization Device is, despite the mocking tone of the ignorant, mostly a microwave. The SAD combines the fields of Resonance research, Genemodding, and Microwaves to analyze the Resonance presently in the body, formulate the ideal body to best host the Resonance, identify and kill what parts of the body oppose that ideal, and facilitate the growth of replacements that don't. In short, it kills the parts of you that aren't you, and puts new parts of you that are you in their place. Warning: The chance that your Resonance may reflect an angry [[Lore:Plasmaman\|burning skeleton]] is low, but never zero.