Flood Super Cell: Difference between revisions

Line 18:

*The Flood Super Cell is most likley based off of the 1982 film, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(film) The Thing.] This alien cell is in fact a replica of what it once was; a perfect copy which can take over (via changing the cell) and mimic any other organism. The only differences are that the cell in the movie can mimic any organism perfectly. The alien can reconstruct the matter of the victim however it chooses, similar to the Flood's biomass. Also, just like the Flood, there is no known cure.

*The Thing also has [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202966/ Keith David] (voice of [[Thel 'Vadamee|The Arbiter]]) playing one of the American reaserchers in the movie.

*The Flood Super Cell's ability to transfer its genetic material into the cells of its target closely mirrors that of real-world viruses and even some bacteria, specifically those of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrobacterium] genus. Viruses, in the process of reproducing through a cell's molecular machinery, occasionally leave behind code that changes the cell's DNA instead of destroying it. Also, Agrobacteria utilize a similar process, specifically [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal Gene Transfer], to insert harmful DNA into plants, causing tumors.

*The Flood Super Cell's ability to transfer its genetic material into the cells of its target closely mirrors that of real-world viruses and even some bacteria, specifically those of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrobacterium Agrobacterium] genus. Viruses, in the process of reproducing through a cell's molecular machinery, occasionally leave behind code that changes the cell's DNA instead of destroying it. Also, Agrobacteria utilize a similar process, specifically [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal Gene Transfer], to insert harmful DNA into plants, causing tumors.

==Sources==

Flood Super Cell: Difference between revisions

Contribute

Recent contributors to this article

@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 *The Flood Super Cell is most likley based off of the 1982 film, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(film) The Thing.] This alien cell is in fact a replica of what it once was; a perfect copy which can take over (via changing the cell) and mimic any other organism. The only differences are that the cell in the movie can mimic any organism perfectly. The alien can reconstruct the matter of the victim however it chooses, similar to the Flood's biomass. Also, just like the Flood, there is no known cure.
 *The Thing also has [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202966/ Keith David] (voice of [[Thel 'Vadamee|The Arbiter]]) playing one of the American reaserchers in the movie.
-*The Flood Super Cell's ability to transfer its genetic material into the cells of its target closely mirrors that of real-world viruses and even some bacteria, specifically those of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrobacterium] genus. Viruses, in the process of reproducing through a cell's molecular machinery, occasionally leave behind code that changes the cell's DNA instead of destroying it. Also, Agrobacteria utilize a similar process, specifically [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal Gene Transfer], to insert harmful DNA into plants, causing tumors.
+*The Flood Super Cell's ability to transfer its genetic material into the cells of its target closely mirrors that of real-world viruses and even some bacteria, specifically those of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrobacterium Agrobacterium] genus. Viruses, in the process of reproducing through a cell's molecular machinery, occasionally leave behind code that changes the cell's DNA instead of destroying it. Also, Agrobacteria utilize a similar process, specifically [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal Gene Transfer], to insert harmful DNA into plants, causing tumors.
 ==Sources==