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Girdio: Opening states "in 2466", and would require either an update to "in 2468" to make it current. A proposed change is simply changing it to "in the last hundred years," to avoid the page becoming outdated or needing yearly updates.

2026-04-13T12:37:11Z

Opening states "in 2466", and would require either an update to "in 2468" to make it current. A proposed change is simply changing it to "in the last hundred years," to avoid the page becoming outdated or needing yearly updates.

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	~~In 2466~~, technology has advanced significantly; but who accesses this technology and what purpose it serves from nation to nation, from even species to species, varies greatly. The highest advancements in such technology are often purchased by [[megacorporations]], and so the highest standards of living are most available to the wealthy and privileged. Nevertheless, many advancements have allowed for improvements in quality of life across the [[Orion Spur]].		Within the last hundred years, technology has advanced significantly; but who accesses this technology and what purpose it serves from nation to nation, from even species to species, varies greatly. The highest advancements in such technology are often purchased by [[megacorporations]], and so the highest standards of living are most available to the wealthy and privileged. Nevertheless, many advancements have allowed for improvements in quality of life across the [[Orion Spur]].

	What remains consistent across the Spur however is the necessity of phoron to uphold the current technological status quo. From medicine, power structure, transport, specialist equipment, rapid development in these fields and in their equipment are reliant on phoron, and a marked difference can be drawn between any equipment which uses phoron versus that which does not.		What remains consistent across the Spur however is the necessity of phoron to uphold the current technological status quo. From medicine, power structure, transport, specialist equipment, rapid development in these fields and in their equipment are reliant on phoron, and a marked difference can be drawn between any equipment which uses phoron versus that which does not.

Stripes: /* Phoron Fission */ Fixes a red link intended to link to Elyra.

2025-08-17T08:32:05Z

Phoron Fission: Fixes a red link intended to link to Elyra.

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	Phoron fission serves as a potent alternative to conventional power generation, albeit incredibly dangerous but cost-effective (only in the short term) alternative to the widespread fusion generation, whereby the highly dense and energetic phoron atom can be split to generate immense amounts of thermal energy. This splitting of a phoron atom often results in very valuable fission products – ie. isotopes of californium, uranium, gold – which can be further utilised in fission, fusion or sold.		Phoron fission serves as a potent alternative to conventional power generation, albeit incredibly dangerous but cost-effective (only in the short term) alternative to the widespread fusion generation, whereby the highly dense and energetic phoron atom can be split to generate immense amounts of thermal energy. This splitting of a phoron atom often results in very valuable fission products – ie. isotopes of californium, uranium, gold – which can be further utilised in fission, fusion or sold.

	Naturally, this form of power generation burns through phoron supplies, and sees little use in well-developed settings. Even when phoron was abundant after its initial discovery, attempts to create a commercially viable phoron fission reactor both in the [[Republic of Biesel]] by [[NanoTrasen Corporation]] and in the [[Serene Republic of Elyra]] flopped.		Naturally, this form of power generation burns through phoron supplies, and sees little use in well-developed settings. Even when phoron was abundant after its initial discovery, attempts to create a commercially viable phoron fission reactor both in the [[Republic of Biesel]] by [[NanoTrasen Corporation]] and in the [[Republic of Elyra\|Serene Republic of Elyra]] flopped.

	However, as phoron fission reactors require less infrastructure and specialist equipment – such as particle accelerators, gyrotrons, each with their demands – than fusion reactors to establish, they make an excellent temporary solution for power generation, often seen in budding colonies or a card played by a desperate ship captain when their main power source fails.		However, as phoron fission reactors require less infrastructure and specialist equipment – such as particle accelerators, gyrotrons, each with their demands – than fusion reactors to establish, they make an excellent temporary solution for power generation, often seen in budding colonies or a card played by a desperate ship captain when their main power source fails.

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Stripes: Replaces dated references to the original name of the Social Compatibility Index rating.

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	=== Vat-Grown Prostheses and Organs ===		=== Vat-Grown Prostheses and Organs ===
	Something of an oddity in the realm of prosthetics, vat-grown organs have captivated scientists for decades. These prosthetics are entirely identical to regular cellular limbs and organs, and indistinguishable except for a faint scarred seam around external prosthetics where the limb was attached. In a feat of simultaneous discovery, two groups are known for their production of vat-grown organs. House Volvalaad of the Empire of Dominia, and Zeng-Hu subsidiary Yomi Genetics in association with Nralakk Federation scientists. However, these prostheses are prohibitively expensive for the normal person due to the skill needed to attach one, and the lab work required to grow a limb that is compatible and with the same skin tone as its recipient. Of the former, only the wealthy nobility can access these prosthetics, along with very favoured secondaries. The Nralakk Federation often subsidizes vat-grown prosthetics for their citizens of primary and upper secondary numerical ~~social credit score~~.		Something of an oddity in the realm of prosthetics, vat-grown organs have captivated scientists for decades. These prosthetics are entirely identical to regular cellular limbs and organs, and indistinguishable except for a faint scarred seam around external prosthetics where the limb was attached. In a feat of simultaneous discovery, two groups are known for their production of vat-grown organs. House Volvalaad of the Empire of Dominia, and Zeng-Hu subsidiary Yomi Genetics in association with Nralakk Federation scientists. However, these prostheses are prohibitively expensive for the normal person due to the skill needed to attach one, and the lab work required to grow a limb that is compatible and with the same skin tone as its recipient. Of the former, only the wealthy nobility can access these prosthetics, along with very favoured secondaries. The Nralakk Federation often subsidizes vat-grown prosthetics for their citizens of primary and upper secondary numerical Social Compatibility Index rating.
	Vat-grown prostheses can be found elsewhere in human space, but they are often at a high cost. Only people that climb the corporate ladder of various megacorporations can afford them due to the costs associated with making and attaching them.		Vat-grown prostheses can be found elsewhere in human space, but they are often at a high cost. Only people that climb the corporate ladder of various megacorporations can afford them due to the costs associated with making and attaching them.

Triogenix at 14:06, 16 August 2025

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NewOriginalSchwann: Future-proofing the future.

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Future-proofing the future.

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	In ~~2466~~, technology has advanced significantly; but who accesses this technology and what purpose it serves from nation to nation, from even species to species, varies greatly. The highest advancements in such technology are often purchased by [[megacorporations]], and so the highest standards of living are most available to the wealthy and privileged. Nevertheless, many advancements have allowed for improvements in quality of life across the [[Orion Spur]].		In the late 25th century, technology has advanced significantly; but who accesses this technology and what purpose it serves from nation to nation, from even species to species, varies greatly. The highest advancements in such technology are often purchased by [[megacorporations]], and so the highest standards of living are most available to the wealthy and privileged. Nevertheless, many advancements have allowed for improvements in quality of life across the [[Orion Spur]].
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	==Medical Technology==		==Medical Technology==

Pocheto at 07:48, 31 January 2025

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	=== Vat-Grown Prostheses and Organs ===		=== Vat-Grown Prostheses and Organs ===
	Something of an oddity in the realm of prosthetics, vat-grown organs have captivated scientists for decades. These prosthetics are entirely identical to regular cellular limbs and organs, and indistinguishable except for a faint scarred seam around external prosthetics where the limb was attached. In a feat of simultaneous discovery, two groups are known for their production of vat-grown organs. House Volvalaad of the Empire of Dominia, and Zeng-Hu subsidiary Yomi Genetics in association with Nralakk Federation scientists. However, these prostheses are prohibitively expensive for the normal person due to the skill needed to attach one, and the lab work required to grow a limb that is compatible and with the same skin tone as its recipient. Of the former, only the wealthy nobility can access these prosthetics, along with very favoured secondaries. The Nralakk Federation often subsidizes vat-grown prosthetics for their citizens of primary and upper secondary numerical ~~Societal~~ Compatability Index ratings.		Something of an oddity in the realm of prosthetics, vat-grown organs have captivated scientists for decades. These prosthetics are entirely identical to regular cellular limbs and organs, and indistinguishable except for a faint scarred seam around external prosthetics where the limb was attached. In a feat of simultaneous discovery, two groups are known for their production of vat-grown organs. House Volvalaad of the Empire of Dominia, and Zeng-Hu subsidiary Yomi Genetics in association with Nralakk Federation scientists. However, these prostheses are prohibitively expensive for the normal person due to the skill needed to attach one, and the lab work required to grow a limb that is compatible and with the same skin tone as its recipient. Of the former, only the wealthy nobility can access these prosthetics, along with very favoured secondaries. The Nralakk Federation often subsidizes vat-grown prosthetics for their citizens of primary and upper secondary numerical Social Compatability Index ratings.
	Vat-grown prostheses can be found elsewhere in human space, but they are often at a high cost. Only people that climb the corporate ladder of various megacorporations can afford them due to the costs associated with making and attaching them.		Vat-grown prostheses can be found elsewhere in human space, but they are often at a high cost. Only people that climb the corporate ladder of various megacorporations can afford them due to the costs associated with making and attaching them.

Pocheto at 07:47, 31 January 2025

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	=== Vat-Grown Prostheses and Organs ===		=== Vat-Grown Prostheses and Organs ===
	Something of an oddity in the realm of prosthetics, vat-grown organs have captivated scientists for decades. These prosthetics are entirely identical to regular cellular limbs and organs, and indistinguishable except for a faint scarred seam around external prosthetics where the limb was attached. In a feat of simultaneous discovery, two groups are known for their production of vat-grown organs. House Volvalaad of the Empire of Dominia, and Zeng-Hu subsidiary Yomi Genetics in association with Nralakk Federation scientists. However, these prostheses are prohibitively expensive for the normal person due to the skill needed to attach one, and the lab work required to grow a limb that is compatible and with the same skin tone as its recipient. Of the former, only the wealthy nobility can access these prosthetics, along with very favoured secondaries. The Nralakk Federation often subsidizes vat-grown prosthetics for their citizens of primary and upper secondary numerical ~~social credit score~~.		Something of an oddity in the realm of prosthetics, vat-grown organs have captivated scientists for decades. These prosthetics are entirely identical to regular cellular limbs and organs, and indistinguishable except for a faint scarred seam around external prosthetics where the limb was attached. In a feat of simultaneous discovery, two groups are known for their production of vat-grown organs. House Volvalaad of the Empire of Dominia, and Zeng-Hu subsidiary Yomi Genetics in association with Nralakk Federation scientists. However, these prostheses are prohibitively expensive for the normal person due to the skill needed to attach one, and the lab work required to grow a limb that is compatible and with the same skin tone as its recipient. Of the former, only the wealthy nobility can access these prosthetics, along with very favoured secondaries. The Nralakk Federation often subsidizes vat-grown prosthetics for their citizens of primary and upper secondary numerical Societal Compatability Index ratings.
	Vat-grown prostheses can be found elsewhere in human space, but they are often at a high cost. Only people that climb the corporate ladder of various megacorporations can afford them due to the costs associated with making and attaching them.		Vat-grown prostheses can be found elsewhere in human space, but they are often at a high cost. Only people that climb the corporate ladder of various megacorporations can afford them due to the costs associated with making and attaching them.

Sniblet: The current year is 2466

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The current year is 2466

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	In ~~2465~~, technology has advanced significantly; but who accesses this technology and what purpose it serves from nation to nation, from even species to species, varies greatly. The highest advancements in such technology are often purchased by [[megacorporations]], and so the highest standards of living are most available to the wealthy and privileged. Nevertheless, many advancements have allowed for improvements in quality of life across the [[Orion Spur]].		In 2466, technology has advanced significantly; but who accesses this technology and what purpose it serves from nation to nation, from even species to species, varies greatly. The highest advancements in such technology are often purchased by [[megacorporations]], and so the highest standards of living are most available to the wealthy and privileged. Nevertheless, many advancements have allowed for improvements in quality of life across the [[Orion Spur]].
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Triogenix: /* Effects on Health */

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Effects on Health

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	For nearly as long as prostheses have been around, sophonts have been attempting to press the boundaries of technological and ethical safety. There is a physical and mental limit to which an individual can be safely augmented, which varies from person to person. ‘Augmentation Dysfunction Syndrome', or simply ‘augment sickness,' refers to the wide variety of illnesses and conditions that can arise from excessive modification. ADS is not a violent illness, and not everyone with augments grows ill with it. Symptoms can include sensory issues and phantom limb pain in milder cases, with particularly severe examples including psychotic and dissociative disorders that require regular visits with a mental health expert. The rate of psychological illness of augmented individuals is often higher than their mundane counterparts, and those who can afford it often receive therapy for a short time when acquiring a new augment to ensure a healthy transition. It is encouraged by mental health professionals for patients with more than a few augments to visit a doctor every so often for a mental health check-up, but many people live happy and normal lives without this.		For nearly as long as prostheses have been around, sophonts have been attempting to press the boundaries of technological and ethical safety. There is a physical and mental limit to which an individual can be safely augmented, which varies from person to person. ‘Augmentation Dysfunction Syndrome', or simply ‘augment sickness,' refers to the wide variety of illnesses and conditions that can arise from excessive modification. ADS is not a violent illness, and not everyone with augments grows ill with it. Symptoms can include sensory issues and phantom limb pain in milder cases, with particularly severe examples including psychotic and dissociative disorders that require regular visits with a mental health expert. The rate of psychological illness of augmented individuals is often higher than their mundane counterparts, and those who can afford it often receive therapy for a short time when acquiring a new augment to ensure a healthy transition. It is encouraged by mental health professionals for patients with more than a few augments to visit a doctor every so often for a mental health check-up, but many people live happy and normal lives without this.
			A more severe and rare form of augmenting sickness in recent years has been identified with some care. With the full name being ‘Malignant Mechanized Paralysis Disorder,' it is shortened to ‘pulsing out' due to the movements and behaviour of prostheses to behave abnormally. MMPD is defined as the characteristic of temporarily losing the functionality of mechanical limbs, augments, brain implants, and similar body modifications. after a majority of a person's body has been replaced by these parts. Due to chemical imbalances in the brain, theorized as originating from the heavy alterations to the nervous system, some typical late-stage symptoms include physical and mental fatigue, extreme apathy, narcolepsy, narcissism, shifts in personality, and other traits. One thing is for certain, and that pulsing out is a broad shift in behaviour. It is paired with symptoms that can vary extremely between those afflicted, such as migraines and shortness of breath, so it can often be difficult to identify at earlier stages (outside of the occasional discriminatory guess from an attending doctor). The main symptom that outs this disorder among others is the trait where all of the prostheses begin behaving irrationally, sporadically, and stop obeying the patient's commands via the nervous system. While this can be relatively harmless for many, the flailing limbs of someone pulsing out can cause injury to bystanders or the wearer. Some episodes of pulsing out may also interrupt critical functions in a workplace, like affixing down plating, operating machinery, and so forth. Although it is much more common during waking hours, there is still a slight chance of this occurring while asleep. More disturbingly yet is the fact that these appendages may act of their own accord for a few minutes— this has not been verified by Zeng-Hu or any other accredited medical science source outside of rumors and news bites. It is not a simple transition like flicking a switch, thankfully; getting to a point of fully pulsing out is as slow as the transition to becoming mechanized is.
	A more severe and rare form of augmenting sickness in recent years has been identified with some care. With the full name being ‘Malignant Mechanized Paralysis Disorder,' it is shortened to ‘pulsing out' due to the movements and behaviour of prostheses to behave abnormally. MMPD is defined as the characteristic of temporarily losing the functionality of mechanical limbs, augments, brain implants, and similar body modifications. after a majority of a person's body has been replaced by these parts. Due to chemical imbalances in the brain, theorized as originating from the heavy ~~altercations~~ to the nervous system, some typical late-stage symptoms include physical and mental fatigue, extreme apathy, narcolepsy, narcissism, shifts in personality, and other traits. One thing is for certain, and that pulsing out is a broad shift in behaviour. It is paired with symptoms that can vary extremely between those afflicted, such as migraines and shortness of breath, so it can often be difficult to identify at earlier stages (outside of the occasional discriminatory guess from an attending doctor). The main symptom that outs this disorder among others is the trait where all of the prostheses begin behaving irrationally, sporadically, and stop obeying the patient's commands via the nervous system. While this can be relatively harmless for many, the flailing limbs of someone pulsing out can cause injury to bystanders or the wearer. Some episodes of pulsing out may also interrupt critical functions in a workplace, like affixing down plating, operating machinery, and so forth. Although it is much more common during waking hours, there is still a slight chance of this occurring while asleep. More disturbingly yet is the fact that these appendages may act of their own accord for a few minutes— this has not been verified by Zeng-Hu or any other accredited medical science source outside of rumors and news bites. It is not a simple transition like flicking a switch, thankfully; getting to a point of fully pulsing out is as slow as the transition to becoming mechanized is.		Pulsing out is treatable, in one of two ways. The first and far safer way is regular therapy, and replacement of certain protheses with vat-grown replacements; however this treatment is ruinously expensive, and essentially only done on the extremely wealthy of the spur. The far more common treatment is the use of Synthetic Blood Substitute, a total blood transfusion, where the sophont's entire blood is replaced with a synthetic counterpart. Commonly this is combined with either gene therapy, or additional augmentation, so as to prevent the user's health from rapidly declining, as synthetic blood is not compatible with ordinary organic blood. Synthetic blood may have many different characteristics and is tailored specifically to the user, but generally it is supposed to help the organic parts of the body in areas where they cannot keep up with the majority synthetic components. It may aid with cooling, oxygen or nutrient transport, help the immune system, hormone regulation, or may be used to power augmentations. It also requires constant maintenance and adjustment, and occasionally refilling the material reserves of the augmentations that are producing it, as well as drugs to counteract any other health problems or imbalances caused by synthetic blood or other augmentation. Naturally, it is hugely expensive, and only the most heavily augmented individuals will have synthetic blood running through their veins, especially as it often leads to installing even more augmentations and other procedures down the line. It often leaves the users deeply in debt, or at least siphoning all their funds into the procedures, unless funded by the megacorporations as part of work contracts; though in those cases, an individual will essentially become bonded to the corporation which pays for the treatment. Not everyone who has a majority of their body comes under the effect of pulsing out; however, for some unlucky few, they are permanently condemned when they collected these mechanical upgrades or were unlucky enough to receive from a tragic accident.

	Pulsing out is treatable ~~with~~ regular therapy and ~~sometimes even with uninstalling augments or replacing prosthetics~~ with vat-grown ~~alternatives~~. ~~One clinical trial~~ in ~~particular~~, ~~done through~~ the ~~work~~ of ~~Zeng-Hu~~, is ~~testing out personality AI implants~~ in the ~~brain~~ to ~~combat~~ the ~~symptoms of this affliction~~. Not everyone who has a majority of their body comes under the effect of pulsing out; however, for some unlucky few, they are permanently condemned when they collected these mechanical upgrades or were unlucky enough to receive from a tragic accident.

	Regardless of one's ability to adapt to augmentation or the presence of a robust health network, the absolute limit of augmentation work seems to have been found with ‘Full Body Prosthetics', or FBPs. FBPs were once a project of Zeng-Hu that attempted to convert a human into a fully synthetic individual. A ridiculous sum had been invested into the project, only for each test subject to wind up in a catatonic state that they would never recover from. Yet, Zeng-Hu's resolve was unbroken, and they publicly vowed their intent on successfully creating the impossible. This effort culminated in the very early 2400s with Sven Karlsson. Karlsson, a wildly-famous trillionaire from Earth, publicly announced his intent to partner with Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals. His goal? Unprecedented scientific advancement. He vowed to become Zeng-Hu's next subject, and that by partnering their collective intelligence and resources, he would be the first successful FBP in an act of peerless technological superiority. Human society as a whole waited with bated breath to see the fate of Sven Karlsson, the man who could usher in an era of scientific greatness. Unfortunately, this was not to be. Despite the incredible amount of resources spent upon the project and the presence of some of Earth's greatest minds, Karlsson sadly died in the attempt. The public relations disaster that followed ensured that no corporation would ever dare to attempt to create an FBP again, and the practice is near-universally regarded as both ethically and scientifically ridiculous, even by the standards of megacorporations.		Regardless of one's ability to adapt to augmentation or the presence of a robust health network, the absolute limit of augmentation work seems to have been found with ‘Full Body Prosthetics', or FBPs. FBPs were once a project of Zeng-Hu that attempted to convert a human into a fully synthetic individual. A ridiculous sum had been invested into the project, only for each test subject to wind up in a catatonic state that they would never recover from. Yet, Zeng-Hu's resolve was unbroken, and they publicly vowed their intent on successfully creating the impossible. This effort culminated in the very early 2400s with Sven Karlsson. Karlsson, a wildly-famous trillionaire from Earth, publicly announced his intent to partner with Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals. His goal? Unprecedented scientific advancement. He vowed to become Zeng-Hu's next subject, and that by partnering their collective intelligence and resources, he would be the first successful FBP in an act of peerless technological superiority. Human society as a whole waited with bated breath to see the fate of Sven Karlsson, the man who could usher in an era of scientific greatness. Unfortunately, this was not to be. Despite the incredible amount of resources spent upon the project and the presence of some of Earth's greatest minds, Karlsson sadly died in the attempt. The public relations disaster that followed ensured that no corporation would ever dare to attempt to create an FBP again, and the practice is near-universally regarded as both ethically and scientifically ridiculous, even by the standards of megacorporations.

La Villa Strangiato: changes date on human embryonic cloning from like 2400 to 2050s

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changes date on human embryonic cloning from like 2400 to 2050s

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	While much of Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals's research focuses upon the cloning of limbs and organs, the prospect of cloning an entire human being has long fascinated the keiretsu. Although Jeonshi Biotech focused primarily on the more conventional form of cloning, Yomi Genetics I&R, already well-known for being on the bleeding edge of genetic research, opted to pursue a different field: that of embryonic cloning. Long a staple of the Nralakk Federation due to long-standing fertility issues, Yomi Genetics researchers were able to create the first practical method for human embryonic cloning in the ~~early 2410s~~. Prohibitively expensive and only common in the richest of humanity's systems— particularly Sol— Yomi Genetics' techniques allow those parents that can afford it to make a child that has been genetically altered to be a cut above their peers. Despite many human rights groups decrying this as simply a modern form of eugenics, its popularity has not slowed among the rich of Sol, and Yomi Genetics has quickly become one of the keiretsu's wealthiest members as a result.		While much of Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals's research focuses upon the cloning of limbs and organs, the prospect of cloning an entire human being has long fascinated the keiretsu. Although Jeonshi Biotech focused primarily on the more conventional form of cloning, Yomi Genetics I&R, already well-known for being on the bleeding edge of genetic research, opted to pursue a different field; that of embryonic cloning. Long a staple of the Nralakk Federation due to long-standing fertility issues, Yomi Genetics researchers were able to create the first practical method for human embryonic cloning in the middle of the 21st century. Prohibitively expensive and only common in the richest of humanity's systems— particularly Sol— Yomi Genetics' techniques allow those parents that can afford it to make a child that has been genetically altered to be a cut above their peers. Despite many human rights groups decrying this as simply a modern form of eugenics, its popularity has not slowed among the rich of Sol, and Yomi Genetics has quickly become one of the keiretsu's wealthiest members as a result.

	Regardless of its immense profits, the corporation has not opted to pursue flash cloning of humans, citing “moral and ethical concerns" alongside the immense investment required to make such a thing practical and the lack of a viable market for adult clones. In spite of this, there have been extranet rumours for decades that the keiretsu uses cloned soldiers as its heavy-duty biohazard response teams. These are, however, simply rumours, and the keiretsu has long denied them as “baseless conspiracies,” with no foundation in reality.		Regardless of its immense profits, the corporation has not opted to pursue flash cloning of humans, citing “moral and ethical concerns" alongside the immense investment required to make such a thing practical and the lack of a viable market for adult clones. In spite of this, there have been extranet rumours for decades that the keiretsu uses cloned soldiers as its heavy-duty biohazard response teams. These are, however, simply rumours, and the keiretsu has long denied them as “baseless conspiracies,” with no foundation in reality.