Talk:Starzl Mutation

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Is 123 the ones still living? Or does that include the ones who were killed by the enchance soldier - forget his name. --GeoMike 18:58, 1 October 2006 (EDT)

When Tom and Diana go to the records archive, the clerk gives them the master list of people with the mutation and tells them something like "here you go, the names of all 123 people we paid in the Starzl case." There may be a few more than that 123. The Radio Star 19:46, 1 October 2006 (EDT)

Obviously, the genetics of the 4400 was already altered to produce promicin. And by the way, it's spelled "neurotransmitter, not "nuerotransmitter". -- Rylandfan 22:32, 2 October 2006 (EDT)

Not necessarily. Injecting promicin changes one's physiology, however it would not automatically change one genetics. If I get a tattoo or lose my leg, I change anatomically, but not genetically. Since I wouldn't change genetically, my children would not be born with a tattoo or missing a leg. And you can correct spelling without telling me about it. The Radio Star 14:15, 3 October 2006 (EDT)

You're missing my point. To naturally produce a neurotransmitter, a person must have certain genes. That's what obviously happened to the 4400. The people in the future didn't simply inject them with promicin. They genetically altered them. I would think that'd be obvious to every fan. -- Rylandfan 14:22, 3 October 2006 (EDT)

[edit] Tom Starzl

I read somewhere (probably USA.com) that the Starzl mutation was homage to a Dr. Tom Starzl, however I don't remember what he did. I'll have to find some links. However, on the show, the Starzl mutation is named after the company which made the faulty machine, which was named by the writers after the real life Tom Starzl. The Radio Star 14:17, 3 October 2006 (EDT)

He was "the father of modern transplantation." Now I'll see if I can find where the writers credit naming the mutation after him. The Radio Star 14:20, 3 October 2006 (EDT)

Here it is. "Dr. Thomas E. Starzl was recently awarded the National Medal of Science for his work in transplant technology, namely anti-rejection treatments and cellular migration."--The Radio Star 01:44, 5 October 2006 (EDT)