#TRIALS IN TAINTED SPACE TAUR MODS#

Steele's microsurgeons reducing taint over time probably comes about by trimming off excess genes that don't do anything, shortening the length of their genome and thus directly countering the source of taint's effects. Both of these could, given enough time, result in the same major bodily havoc that killed Victor Steele. The genome damage causes the uncontrolled genetic mutation and probably resistance to the effects of future gene mods, while the other symptoms are due to minor brain damage (which is known to affect one's personality and behaviours). According to the CODEX:Ĭlick to expand.I propose that these are due to the levels of taint getting so high that it impacts the normal cell division process, resulting in damage to cells and/or the genome itself. increasing libido, which is the first symptom of taint.

Then, since the whole point of life is to propagate itself, the body counters this apparent reduction in reproductive fitness by increasing its desire to reproduce i.e. If that holds for larger organisms like us, then the kinds of long genomes that the above sources of taint would give could reduce the fitness of tainted individual's cells, which could lead their bodies to believe that their reproductive fitness is lowered compared to non-tainted individuals. Presumably, both work by inserting new genes into the user's genome I propose that sufficiently long strings of inserted genes is what causes taint.Īccording to an episode of SciShow I watched a while ago, two studies have combined all 16 chromosomes in yeast's genome into one or two chromosomes, and those with larger chromosomes were less fit than those with normal ones.

#TRIALS IN TAINTED SPACE TAUR MODS#

This makes sense, since the two main ways of gaining taint are by using illicit gene mods and by consuming unsafe-to-eat substances while equipped with the same kinds of microsurgeons Steele has. Taint is described as a 'corruption' of one's genetic code, implying that a tainted individual's genes differ from an untainted individual's ones. Please note that biology isn't my area of expertise, so don't assume that what I'm about to say is 100% true to real life, and certainly don't assume it's canon unless the devs say it is.

So, as one of the more scientifically inclined TiTS fans, I've been thinking about how taint could produce the effects it does, and what the implications of the eponymous but as-yet unimplemented Tainted Space would be.

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