The 24th Chromosome, Part 1

Over the next few days, I am going to give you some of the physical characteristics of Aason and Lupe Beirak. You must realize by now that in the world of Rome's Revolution, the 24th chromosome plays a huge role in shaping the Vuduri, the future of mankind. This is the entry from my Wiki on the 24th chromosome.
In the mid-34th century, MASAL designed and developed the 24th chromosome. Once the scientists who worked with the super-computer were satisfied that it was safe, it was introduced to the population, initially by injection. The liquid contained transcription-RNA within an artificial virus for delivery directly into the nucleus of the cells. It passes through the blood-brain barrier and delivers this therapy to the brain as well.

It was mandatory that all citizens receive the rejection but a sizable segment, later known as the mandasurte, refused. To guarantee that it was passed on to subsequent generations, the chromosome pairs were diploid, meaning two pair per person rather than one. This way, a person with the 24th chromosome could mate with a person with only 23 and the child would still have a working set, although they would be called mosdurece, meaning half-blood.

The 24th chromosome had many effects on the human body, the most obvious one was the development of organo-metallic elements integrated in their neural pathways which serve as gravitic transmitters and receivers. In other words, people with functional 24th chromosome transceivers could communicate mentally. One unexpected byproduct was the Overmind which quickly arose and became, essentially, the ruling force behind the people now known as the Vuduri.
Tomorrow: other effects of the 24th chromosome.
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Published on October 16, 2013 04:15 Tags: action, adventure, ftl, science-fiction, space-travel, vuduri
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