Very rough, and I'm not sure where to put this in the flow of things but...
Biomods have certain medical consequences (besides things like getting copper-based blood). Primarily this is due to [[Fenspace Rules#Rule_.232|Rule 2]. As it is very hard to pretty much impossible to actually get rid of one (ignoring the Biomolding type machines like the Catgirling Machine, and the dangerous Remodding process), it can logicallyYes, we’re applying logic to Handwavium. be assumed that the biomod itself induces a regenerative effect. This is probably due to the biomod generating maintenance-type Handwavium.
On the downside, this makes it actually fairly easy to detect that a person ‘’’HAS’’’ a biomod even if it’s not obvious. At a guess a ‘’Taster’’ will successfully spot a biomod from a blood sample about 90% of the time, a standard medical lab 99% of the time, and the rest of the time a ‘’Tricorder’’ analysis of multiple scan modes will pick it up (using Handwavium’s copy-protection against it).
On the upside, due to Handwavium’s life preserving tendencies, at the very least your chances of developing hereditary or genetic diseases (like Cancer) will have taken a hefty drop. And it probably cleaned out your arteries as well.
More importantly, biomod regeneration is likely to increase your lifespan 5 to 10 years and you’ll age ‘well’On a meta level, this allows characters to maintain their appearance (baring accidents of course).
The more extensive the biomod, the greater the amount of ‘bleed through’ of the regeneration affect to the individual with it. For a mid-level example take [[Leda Swansen|Leda Swansen-Scott], who will (thanks to her biomod and fandom) look young and beautiful for the rest of her life if she takes care of herself (there is the possibility of grey hairs, but they’ll look ‘elegant’). This level also boosts healing, reducing scars.
Eventually the regeneration gets strong enough to induce ‘’homeostasis’’, preventing the modee from changing their appearance. In this case the example used are the Dobbs’, particularly Thomas who occasionally cuts ‘his’ hair to buzz-cut and it grows back to full length in three days.
What isn’t known is how much the lifespan of those with ‘ageless’ side effects has been extended.
Biomods have certain medical consequences (besides things like getting copper-based blood). Primarily this is due to [[Fenspace Rules#Rule_.232|Rule 2]. As it is very hard to pretty much impossible to actually get rid of one (ignoring the Biomolding type machines like the Catgirling Machine, and the dangerous Remodding process), it can logicallyYes, we’re applying logic to Handwavium. be assumed that the biomod itself induces a regenerative effect. This is probably due to the biomod generating maintenance-type Handwavium.
On the downside, this makes it actually fairly easy to detect that a person ‘’’HAS’’’ a biomod even if it’s not obvious. At a guess a ‘’Taster’’ will successfully spot a biomod from a blood sample about 90% of the time, a standard medical lab 99% of the time, and the rest of the time a ‘’Tricorder’’ analysis of multiple scan modes will pick it up (using Handwavium’s copy-protection against it).
On the upside, due to Handwavium’s life preserving tendencies, at the very least your chances of developing hereditary or genetic diseases (like Cancer) will have taken a hefty drop. And it probably cleaned out your arteries as well.
More importantly, biomod regeneration is likely to increase your lifespan 5 to 10 years and you’ll age ‘well’On a meta level, this allows characters to maintain their appearance (baring accidents of course).
The more extensive the biomod, the greater the amount of ‘bleed through’ of the regeneration affect to the individual with it. For a mid-level example take [[Leda Swansen|Leda Swansen-Scott], who will (thanks to her biomod and fandom) look young and beautiful for the rest of her life if she takes care of herself (there is the possibility of grey hairs, but they’ll look ‘elegant’). This level also boosts healing, reducing scars.
Eventually the regeneration gets strong enough to induce ‘’homeostasis’’, preventing the modee from changing their appearance. In this case the example used are the Dobbs’, particularly Thomas who occasionally cuts ‘his’ hair to buzz-cut and it grows back to full length in three days.
What isn’t known is how much the lifespan of those with ‘ageless’ side effects has been extended.