Mucor question — Urth Net

Dennis G. Berdanis10 Feb 2000, 17:50original as archived

Mucor question

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 *This is WHORL, for discussion of Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun.

Jack Lyons10 Feb 2000, 19:16original as archived

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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 Jordan10 Feb 2000, 19:19original as archived

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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 *This is WHORL, for discussion of Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun.

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