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From: mnw@trwrba.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Re: Saavik's Origin
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Date: Thu, 24-May-84 17:08:05 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 24 17:08:05 1984
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Your statement is well taken. However, one of the episodes did make a 
reference to Spock's human half. The episode where Spock's blood was needed
to save his father's life, McCoy had to separate out the human blood factors
present in Spock's blood. Nowhere is it ever mentioned (as far as I have
ever heard or read) that Sarek had some genetic engineering performed on
Spock to make him more likely to accept the Vulcan's way of life. You
cannot arbitrarily assume that Spock was genetically altered. Logically
you may argue that Sarek would have considered genetic engineering since
he intended to stay on Vulcan, but you could also argue that it would not
be the logical thing to do. There would be no reason to do it assuming 
that Humans and Vulcans could produce a child.

The Romulans may have assumed that Spock was a full Vulcan, but when the
Federation ships rescued the children from the planet that the Romulans
abandoned, all would have been medically examined. If Saavik was a child
of Spock's, some of the human characteristics would have been present.
Federation doctors are very thorough in medical checkouts (assumed from
the TV episodes).

Michael N. Washington
TRW E&DS  Redondo Beach, Calif.  90278
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