Mucor question
The Whorl list — 3 messages, 3 voices, 10 Feb 2000
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Dennis G. Berdanis — 10 Feb 2000, 17:50

Just one simple question really.  Why does Mucor seem to be the only one of
her *kind*?  I know she was a product of genetic manipulation gone awry, but
even if it was an accident, Blood thought it was a genetic talent he could
use.  Why wouldn't anyone else intentionally try to create another Mucor for
their use?


Dennis/Endy



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Jack Lyons — 10 Feb 2000, 19:16
  follows, by subject match Dennis G. Berdanis

> Just one simple question really.  Why does Mucor seem to be the only one of
> her *kind*?  I know she was a product of genetic manipulation gone awry,
> but
> even if it was an accident, Blood thought it was a genetic talent he could
> use.  Why wouldn't anyone else intentionally try to create another Mucor
> for
> their use?

Perhaps because the experiment demonstrated that while one could manipulate
the physical characteristics of a person, the emotional, intellectual and
spiritual aspects of that person proved to be beyond the control of the
scalpel and the test tube. Mucor may be a lab rat, but I wouldn't consider
her "manageable" - a trait that I assume her manipulators had in their
project requirements.

I'm sure that someone can provide a theist metaphor for this. :)

RJ

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Jim Jordan — 10 Feb 2000, 19:19
  follows, by subject match Jack Lyons

> > At 07:16 PM 2/10/00 -0500, you wrote:
> > Just one simple question really.  Why does Mucor seem to be the only one of
> > her *kind*?  I know she was a product of genetic manipulation gone awry,
> > but
> > even if it was an accident, Blood thought it was a genetic talent he could
> > use.  Why wouldn't anyone else intentionally try to create another Mucor
> > for
> > their use?

	Maybe they have. Remember, we only see a very small town in a small part
of Whorl. Lots of communities have doubtless raided the tanks. Clones of
Gene could write several hundred novels about other communities. Hey! Maybe
a SHARED WORLD series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
	Sorry. 
	I apologize. 
	Don't hit me. 
	Please. 
	Please don't hit me.

Nutria


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