Luxa Lorana - Genetic Targeted Therapy
Ava Munro
((Intensive Care Unit - Primary Sickbay - Deck 07 - USS Artemis-A))
Lorana: Oh, so not very willing to share. Zealots are tricky :: looks to Imril :: We should run a full biomolecular scan. Whatever effect the Boraxian crystals may have had must still be present within their Bactrican DNA.
A glance at the console and from what basic information she had gleaned of Boraxian society meant that they'd likely need to sift through thousands years worth of folklore, myth, tradition, and fact to glean any usable information on them. They neither had the time, or more accurately Munro, Imril and the others didn't have the time.
Jaran: If I may, I would like to perform this scan, in the interest of limiting the number of variable factors.
Imril: The more variables removed, the better.
Lorana: Afterwards, we perform the same scan on you Doctor Jaran. Doctor Bancroft, are you able to conduct that scan?
Perhaps it was because he was a cadet when she first encountered him but she looked to him to see if he had garnered the basic competence to run the biomolecular scan.
Meyers/Bancroft: Response
Satisfied, she nodded.
Jiran crossed to the biobed and patted the cushion.
Jaran: Lt. Imril, if you would be so kind?
Imril: ::Raising a hand:: Little help?
Luxa allowed the medical staff to take lead, she observed. There was something surreal about being in Sickbay. She wasn't wearing the uniform but Starfleet had a way of shaping you deeply. She was known for her trusty PaDDs and she had several that were well worn, much loved. And here she was, holding one and taking notes once more. As if the last year or so had never happened.
Yet, it had. She was no longer that Caitian. She couldn't be anymore.
Meyers/Bancroft: Response
Luxa went to the console, synced it up with the biobed so that the readings would come through and then paired her own PADD with it, which was already connected to the tricorder she had been given from a very cheerful operations chief earlier.
Jaran: Please try to stay as still as possible, Lieutenant. This is a very delicate scan.
Imril: Can do.
Meyers/Bancroft: Response
Jiran retracted the arch over the biobed, and pulled up the scan of Imril's brain next to the scan from the Boraxian mission. They went silent for a moment with what they saw.
Luxa looked to the doctor.
Jaran: ::hesitantly:: This can't be right. What I saw in the hypothalamus can't have caused this. Can it?
Imril: ::Concerned:: Caused what, exactly?
Meyers/Bancroft/Jaran: Response
Luxa allowed the medical team to explain their findings. The Bactrican seemed to take it in their stride.
Lorana: If I'm understanding you correctly, then what you're saying is that the crystalline has metastasized in Imril's DNA structure, giving him a natural barrier to the effects of the teleporter?
Meyers/Bancroft/Jaran: Response
Imril: Does this give us a path for helping the others?
Lorana: My research and treatment is based on Genetic Targeted Therapy. Essentially, we locate the corrupted DNA at a micro cellular level and we replace it. That's a very simplified explanation.
Meyers/Bancroft/Jaran/Imril: Response
Lorana: Yes, but that's only the first step. Once we've detected the corrupted cells we use healthy genetic coding from, in this case, another Bactrican or if we have a sample of Imril's DNA that is viable?
Meyers/Bancroft/Jaran/Imril: Response
Lorana: The issue is, the treatment method needs to be adapted :: Luxa moves to the console and swipes several times :: You'll see that it's specifically used to target DNA or Sencha Wave radiation and Soliton Particles :: sad :: And that took almost a year of daily research :: looks to Commander Munro :: I don't think we have a year.
Meyers/Bancroft/Jaran/Imril: Response
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