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Subject:Mitigating factors and relative biological risks associated with queried experimental medicalprocedures.
Classification:RESTRICTED (BGX Directive)
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Catherine,
I am afraid further analysis has yielded no viable alternatives to mitigate the risks in your proposed
“hypothetical” experimentation. I have, however, attached the synopsis of my team’s findings as well asall relevant case studies. Perhaps you will find them useful.
I hope it is a hypothetical study . . . the use of Binobo chimpanzees in your proposal is troublesome.These animals are expensive and rare now since they are no longer bred in captivity. I would hate to seesuch valuable specimens wasted in some Section Three project.
Best,
y.j.
She winced at the veiled rebuke in the Admiral’s communiqué. He had never approved of her decisionto work with the Office of Naval Intelligence, and made his disappointment with his star pupil evidentevery time she visitedHopeful.
It was hard enough to justify the morality of the course she was about to embark upon. Jeromi’sdisapproval only made her decision more difficult.
Dr. Halsey gritted her teeth and returned to the report.
Synopsis of chemical/ biological risks
WARNING: the following procedures are classified level-3 experimental. Primate test subjectsmust be cleared through UNSC Quartermaster General Office code: OBF34. Follow gamma code
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biohazard disposal protocol.
1. Carbide ceramic ossification:advanced material grafting onto skeletal structures to make bonesvirtually unbreakable. Recommended coverage not to exceed 3 percent total bone mass because ofsignificant white blood cell necrosis. Specific risk for pre- and near-postpubescent adolescents: skeletalgrowth spurts may cause irreparable bone pulverization. See attached case studies.
2.Muscular enhancement injections: protein complex is injected intramuscularly to increase tissuedensity and decrease lactase recovery time. Risk: 5 percent of test subjects experience a fatal cardiacvolume increase.
3. Catalytic thyroid implant:platinum pellet containing human growth hormone catalyst is implanted inthe thyroid to boost growth of skeletal and muscle tissues. Risk: rare instances of elephantiasis.Suppressed sexual drive.
4. Occipital capillary reversal:submergence and boosted blood vessel flow beneath the rods and conesof subject’s retina. Produces a marked visual perception increase. Risk: retinal rejection and detachment.Permanent blindness. See attached autopsy reports.
5. Superconducting fibrification of neural dendrites:alteration of bioelectrical nerve transduction toshielded electronic transduction. Three hundred percent increase in subject reflexes. Anecdotal evidenceof marked increase in intelligence, memory, and creativity. Risk: significant instances of Parkinson’sdisease and Fletcher’s syndrome.
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Dr. Halsey closed the file. She erased all traces of it—sent Déjà to track the file pathways all the wayback toHopeful and destroy Admiral Jeromi’s notes and files relative to this incident.