Midi-Cholrian Mutation?

[Miss Blonde]

As you may or may not know a Midi-Cholrian is a sentient micro organism that lives inside the bodies of people in the Star Wars universe. Now my questions is can we extract these midi-cholrians from cells and mutate them? In my personal opinion I think it is possible but I'm not 100% sure. What do you guys think?

 

[Josh Dragovalor]

The most I've "mutated" them is having two of my characters have a high count due to genetics, with a family history of Force users that included both of their parents. Granted, neither of them have actually used this to their full potential, or even come close, though one showed a glimmer of it in a thread with [member="Enigma"] for a brief moment.

Don't think it counts as mutation though. I would say no.

 

[Taeli Raaf]

theoretically it could be possible, but the thing about messing with midi-cholrians is there is always a blowback against you for messing with them. High risk, high reward sort of thing, but you'll probably end up in serious trouble later on down the line

 

[Julius Sedaire]

Sure... You're welcome to try, but like Arcanix said, massive hit backs are apt to occur and you'd need serious dev threading to achieve much of anything. And in the end, why bother?

 

[Braith Achlys]

[member="Patricia Susan Garter"]
Here is your answer:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Maxi-chlorian

 

[Braith Achlys]

It should also be noted that both Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious were the most powerful Sith Lords in the history of star wars with the most extensive knowledge of midichlorians, with Sidious succeeding even his master in both power and knowledge, and even Darth Sidious (You know, the Emperor) was unable to manipulate midichlorians. And that was with the aid of the force. Attempting to do so with technology would likely end the way it did for Tenebrous.

That isn't to say you can't do it, just expect it to be a lot harder than Sidious thought when he assumed he was all-powerful and could just make things happen.

 

[Miss Blonde]

[member="Silara Kuhn"]

What do you think about force sensitive stem cells? Or the ability to seperate the midi-cholrians from their host's cells? I am talking of course about studying midi-cholrians from a technological stand point

 

[Braith Achlys]

the ability to seperate the midi-cholrians from their host's cells?

Midichlorians are the requirement for life to exist, and vice-versa. Once the cells are separated from their midichlorians the two die immediately. It is primarily for this reason that it was so hard for people to even begin to experiment - and also why they did not discover them when studying dead force users.

 

[Braith Achlys]

What do you think about force sensitive stem cells?

I feel the same about them as I do of the Enhance Force Sensitivity force ability that Sith Sorcerer(ess)s possess.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Enhance_Force_Sensitivity

On the other hand, I think introducing them to unborn children, a fetus, would grant them force sensitivity.

 

[Selena Halcyon]

The better question is why would you want to? I can think of no reason to do so in an RP unless! Something absolutely disastrous happens. Then that makes for an interesting RP. And I'm not talking "oh I'm a failed experience who has fluctuating power blah blah" trash. I'm talking completely wrecks your world kind of stuff.

Honestly this comes off as standard stuff to try and make an artificially strong character, and what's great is that it literally is artificial. And btw that's not actually great at all. Honestly, just a dreadful idea in general without exceptional execution which most people are just not likely to do achieve.

 

[Miss Blonde]

[member="Silara Kuhn"]

Another question then. Let's say we take force sensitive embryonic stem cells. Do you think science could mutate these cells into understanding how the force is maniupulated as one could turn stem cells into any form of tissue in the human body. Could someone through cloning facilities shape a living brain and try to understand how a force user uses their noggin to do the things they do and manipulate the force?

 

[Miss Blonde]

[member="Selena Halcyon"]

I'm just asking questions man. No need to come here with your attitude

 

[Braith Achlys]

[member="Silara Kuhn"]

Another question then. Let's say we take force sensitive embryonic stem cells. Do you think science could mutate these cells into understanding how the force is maniupulated as one could turn stem cells into any form of tissue in the human body. Could someone through cloning facilities shape a living brain and try to understand how a force user uses their noggin to do the things they do and manipulate the force?

That is.. a really loaded question. I am going to say "yes", but I am also going to say that is probably going to be the single most expensive and difficult thing that whichever cloning lab is ever going to do. Like, Khomm (the planet that perfected cloning) probably would have an incredible amount of difficulty with such, even if they got over their hatred for force sensitivity.

 

[Miss Blonde]

[member="Silara Kuhn"]

Thank you for the information. I think that answers all my questions

 

[Trenchcoat Man]

[member="Patricia Susan Garter"]

Do you remember the backlash to midichlorians in the first place? Trying to explain away the magic of Star Wars is the least popular thing you can do.

And while the midichlorians were misunderstood, further scientific analysis kinda thoroughly misses the point of the monomythic context in which we're working.

Additionally, you're operating under the premise that the science of our galaxy --be it in the realms of the biological, technological, etc -- would hold true in the Star Wars galaxy (Not that our current level of technology would aid you with understanding how the Force would interface with the brain -- What if it's entirely a spiritual thing? You'd have to make something up, or fudge it in a way that would be less than acceptable considering the implications) By all accounts, the Force is Post-Science, so Silara's Tenebrous parable is the most valid. Force Mastery through the science of technology will never work because it's a paradigm behind, like trying to build a spacestation by praying to the stars.

The Force is beyond mere science. So evolve.

 

[Miss Blonde]

[member="Trenchcoat Man"]

I'm just asking questions? I really don't plan on doing anything with it just a topic that came up in the back of my head. >_>

 

[Trenchcoat Man]

[member="Patricia Susan Garter"]

I'm not snapping at you. I'm trying to explain that there isn't a real answer to your question because there's DELIBERATELY not an answer to your question

 

[Miss Blonde]

[member="Trenchcoat Man"]

Very well then. Thank you for the additional info

 

[Miss Blonde]

[member="Silara Kuhn"] [member="Trenchcoat Man"]

Another question unrelated. Do you think that a headset say a nueral inhibitor that emitted high frequency radio waves to disrupt the brains delta waves could temporarily sever someone's connection to the force? Or would high frequency radio waves scramble a persons brains. I know low frequency ones such as car radios and cell phones don't do anything but a more concentrated dose at higher frequencies

 

[Chiasa Kritivaas]

[member="Selena Halcyon"]

Dude you say a lot of pretty dicky things.

And I am generally accepted as being made of snark.

Maybe tone it down buddy.