From:	Brian Moore <mooreb@*****.FAC.COM>
Subject:	Re: vampires
Date:	Mon, 22 Dec 1997 18:52:31 -0500

Bull <chaos@*****.COM> said:
> ...
> However, this is how I see regerneration... It's more of an accelerated
> healing (Very accelerated). And what does the magical nature of the
> Vampire use as a template for the regeneration? WHy, you're DNA, of
> course, since all it needs is the tiniest bit to see what the entire form
> should be. Of course, Cyber and Bioware, no matter how sophisticated or
> cultured it is, will NOT bewritten into the bodies DNA sequance... Nothing
> can change that...

No? What about genetic manipulations as listed in Shadowtech? You can
cure certain genetic defects, provide full spectrum immunities to
diseases... Why not have Vampires fund various studies on the immune
system and cyberware and bioware rejection (all in the name of science)?
They might eventually be able to undergo treatment to rewrite their DNA
code so their bodies do NOT heal certain areas, or react to cyberware
or bioware coated with a special substance. It might even work for
shapeshifters, but you'd still have to get around the physical changes
associated with shapeshifting. Just something to think about.

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