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<blockquote data-quote="Mad Hatter" data-source="post: 2586035" data-attributes="member: 23731"><p>I liked the show.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The triple helix complaint is not the point. These are super advanced aliens here, man. They can easily and logically say that they are beyond us. And like it was mentioned on the show, we're having to redefine a lot of things. Besides gene therapy can work, we do it all the time with bacteria and viruses and other organisms; so if you take the stance that we are now the lower organism and they are the higher then it is feasible that they can do complex and improbable manipulations such as these in this particular universe set up. I can tell you from experience that it takes time to manipulate a bacterium so that it can be used as a vector to express whatever it is that you want to express, and even then it might not work the first time you do it. And before you can change anything you have to set up the changes so it wouldn't be a bam! now you are alien type thing. It would make sense for it to be a progression.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You have a point, but just go with it. This is just being needlessly picky.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Many scientific fields can and do overlap. For example immunologists discovered and catergorized many interleukins, then the geneticists came in and categorized even more because they were able to sequence genes that would give rise to interleukins. The fields of pathology and microbiology and forensics go hand and hand. So Brent Spiner's character being able to do what he did is more than possible. I have training in genetics, microbiology (focusing on viruses and bacteria), molecular biology, and soon I'll be undergoing emergency response training; so I can say with some authority that the character of Brent Spiner wasn't outside his field. Besides the guy is old and supposedly a genius, why wouldn't he have his fingers in multiple fields? I've met some doctorates that can do what this guy is basically doing. A pathologist has to be able to look at cells and categorize them and why they'd be there. Forensics is just detective work in with your microbiology. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is just being mean. She developed the plan and is part of some big think tank. So from this, I'd go ahead and have the best and the person who designed the protocol than some other person. Besides since it is her plan, you'd figure she is better able to adapt and handle it when the need arises; and the government has used her before. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You have a slight point here but it took a major back seat to the plot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mad Hatter, post: 2586035, member: 23731"] I liked the show. The triple helix complaint is not the point. These are super advanced aliens here, man. They can easily and logically say that they are beyond us. And like it was mentioned on the show, we're having to redefine a lot of things. Besides gene therapy can work, we do it all the time with bacteria and viruses and other organisms; so if you take the stance that we are now the lower organism and they are the higher then it is feasible that they can do complex and improbable manipulations such as these in this particular universe set up. I can tell you from experience that it takes time to manipulate a bacterium so that it can be used as a vector to express whatever it is that you want to express, and even then it might not work the first time you do it. And before you can change anything you have to set up the changes so it wouldn't be a bam! now you are alien type thing. It would make sense for it to be a progression. You have a point, but just go with it. This is just being needlessly picky. Many scientific fields can and do overlap. For example immunologists discovered and catergorized many interleukins, then the geneticists came in and categorized even more because they were able to sequence genes that would give rise to interleukins. The fields of pathology and microbiology and forensics go hand and hand. So Brent Spiner's character being able to do what he did is more than possible. I have training in genetics, microbiology (focusing on viruses and bacteria), molecular biology, and soon I'll be undergoing emergency response training; so I can say with some authority that the character of Brent Spiner wasn't outside his field. Besides the guy is old and supposedly a genius, why wouldn't he have his fingers in multiple fields? I've met some doctorates that can do what this guy is basically doing. A pathologist has to be able to look at cells and categorize them and why they'd be there. Forensics is just detective work in with your microbiology. This is just being mean. She developed the plan and is part of some big think tank. So from this, I'd go ahead and have the best and the person who designed the protocol than some other person. Besides since it is her plan, you'd figure she is better able to adapt and handle it when the need arises; and the government has used her before. You have a slight point here but it took a major back seat to the plot. [/QUOTE]
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