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So for an accurate regeneration of the complex human body, the Daodan needs its own ''self-awareness'', mainly a genetic and anatomical model of itself, as already written in the [[#Attempted explanation of the biological dimension|explanation attempt]] section. The processing cell organelles in neurons open a little door so that the Daodan can get influenced. This might be the reason for Kerr's "wishful thinking". | So for an accurate regeneration of the complex human body, the Daodan needs its own ''self-awareness'', mainly a genetic and anatomical model of itself, as already written in the [[#Attempted explanation of the biological dimension|explanation attempt]] section. The processing cell organelles in neurons open a little door so that the Daodan can get influenced. This might be the reason for Kerr's "wishful thinking". | ||
The only way Hasegawa | The only way Hasegawa could have discovered this possible side effect is an entire-brain simulation with Daodan cells. | ||
But why should they have done that? A complete brain simulation seems less necessary if they were just aiming for an ''in vitro Daodan''. | But why should they have done that? A complete brain simulation seems less necessary if they were just aiming for an ''in vitro Daodan''. | ||
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Speaking of injuries, the brain can also be injured, and these injuries can not only be life-threatening but also alter the way someone feel, remember and think. Kerr and Co. could have run simulations to see how well the tissues grow together again. In doing so, they might have accidentally discovered circumstances where the neuronal activities led to novel interactions with the Daodan organelles. | Speaking of injuries, the brain can also be injured, and these injuries can not only be life-threatening but also alter the way someone feel, remember and think. Kerr and Co. could have run simulations to see how well the tissues grow together again. In doing so, they might have accidentally discovered circumstances where the neuronal activities led to novel interactions with the Daodan organelles. | ||
All in all, due to the complexity of the Daodan, | For an in vitro solution they had also thought about wiring Daodan biomass to an SLD brain but that would had falsified the results. | ||
All in all, due to the complexity of the Daodan, at least one male and one female prototype had to be tested in vivo before they could be sure the Daodan worked as it should. Also a later mass-produced version of an in vitro Daodan required the all-bio tests. | |||
Hasegawa did tell Kerr about the Daodan final test results only a minimum. He and Mukade realized that they had to sacrifice at least one child to take control over the Syndicate. Kerr had a too soft personality to bear this. | |||
At this time point the Syndicate decided to continue the research at a more secure place. It wasn't not really matter of luck that Kerr was able to escape with Mai and the other prototype. That way he wouldn't get in the way when Muro needed to become a tool... | |||
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'''Polyploidy''' | |||
A genome can consist of many chromosomes. If all its chromosomes are unique, then the chromosome set is haploid. A genome of two sets is diploid, a tripled set make it triploid, and so on. | A genome can consist of many chromosomes. If all its chromosomes are unique, then the chromosome set is haploid. A genome of two sets is diploid, a tripled set make it triploid, and so on. | ||
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Example of single-chromosome deactivation: in women, one of the X chromosomes is epigenetically deactivated. That way, men (XY) and women (XX) have both only one active X chromosome, and hence they produce nearly the same doses of products from the X chromosome(s). | Example of single-chromosome deactivation: in women, one of the X chromosomes is epigenetically deactivated. That way, men (XY) and women (XX) have both only one active X chromosome, and hence they produce nearly the same doses of products from the X chromosome(s). | ||
Example of general deactivations: epigenetic processes like DNA-methylation generate different cell types despite the genetic code being the same in all cells. | Example of general deactivations: epigenetic processes like DNA-methylation generate different cell types despite the genetic code being the same in all cells. | ||
If Daodan cells are polyploid, then they would have to deactivate unneeded regions of the other sets. However, imposing realistic standards, I think that polyploidy could be never the only reason for the marvelous regeneration skill of Oni's hypothetical Daodan. | If Daodan cells are polyploid, then they would have to deactivate unneeded regions of the other sets. However, imposing realistic standards, I think that polyploidy could be never the only reason for the marvelous regeneration skill of Oni's hypothetical Daodan. | ||
'''The big clean-up''' | |||
When Avatara designed the new Daodan genomes it restructured the chromosomes and removed non-functional viral remnants that had accumulated during human evolution. | |||