Genetics Lab

The Genetics Lab is a facility built for genetically modifying human volunteers.

Overview
The lab was built properly use Meld's full biological potential, allowing volunteers to be grafted with physiological alterations which would be accepted by the host's body and grant them new combat abilities. The concept of xenotransplantation is not new, dating as far back as 1984. However, the procedure has always suffered from severe drawbacks involving immunological rejection. Using Meld's signature ability to fuse foreign material into a body, a limited of xenograft can be made; using Meld to reprogram the host's DNA so that it will recognise the foreign graft as "self", preventing transplant rejection and ensuring the body maintains the grafted tissue like part of itself.

During the procedure the volunteer undergoes surgery to initially graft the foreign tissue as well as the surgical implantation of several port to allow for Meld administration. Following this they are then placed in a tank containing a nutrient-rich suspension with cables connect to the newly implanted augmentations to allow for intravenous administration of Meld into the body which can take several days. After allowing the patient to recover from the surgery and have their body acclimatise to the graft they are released from the tank and are given a check-up to ensure the graft has taken.

There is a limit to the genetic modification possible; as the genetic augmentations are based off alien physiology only a certain amount of tissue grafts may be compatible with the human body, the range of available modifications also depend on the alien physiology researched.

Resources Required

 * Meld
 * The key component needed for integrating foreign tissue into a human body without rejection. As it cannot be be synthesised Meld is tightly regulated, meaning only authorised facilities are allowed access to it.