Nanogenics uses injected nanites to engineer enhancements within the human body at the cellular level. These microscopic machines can manufacture new or improved tissues, producing abilities and improvements beyond ordinary human limits. Treatments are common among society's elite but often remain beyond the means of Withmore City's working poor.
Nanogenic injectables are administered by cyberneticists. Their applications include changes to physical performance and systems that assist the body in responding to injury.
ViriiSoma Pharmaceuticals markets a range of nanogenic products. Its Synaptic Stimulus treatment is designed to speed the transmission of messages between neurons, improving quickness. Its Nanosurgeons are suspended in the bloodstream and help stop bleeding; they are not a limitless, self-replenishing resource.
The company's displayed product range also includes Muscle Graft, Cerebral Enhancement, Enhanced Antibodies, Toxin Binders, Hemoglobin Replacement, Artificial Gills, and Dermalweave. Nanogenic cultures are supplied in sealed cartridges bearing warnings about their live contents.
Nanogenics is included within the broader discipline of cybernetics, alongside interfaces and prosthetics. Its injection-based method differs from fitting a manufactured replacement limb or electronic implant.
Biomodification describes profound alteration of human genetic substance, including cosmetic and personal-health changes. The technologies have overlapping goals, but their names do not make every genetic alteration, nanogenic treatment, and mechanical implant the same procedure.