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* In ''[[Aeon Entelechy Evangelion]]'' before the First Arcanotech War there was a genefixing procedures that modified humans. After the Nazzadi joined, due to their existential angst by being an manufactured race with [[Fake Memories]] they put a stop to any transhuman experiments. By the time the fanfic starts, genefixing is slowly resurfacing.
* In ''[[Warhammer 40000 Trouble]]'', all the ('''[[Child Soldier|teen]]''') humans are given Bio Augmentation. Instead of painful surgery or something, they're only given drugs and manipulated diets, and they become stronger via [[Training
** ''Soldiers'' = Simply [[Badass Normal|stronger and faster]] (most people tends toward this, boys and girls alike). All of them Join [[Redshirt Army|Guardsmen]].
** ''Sisters''= Girls weaker than the female Guardsmen, but able to synchronize with [[Powered Armor]] efficiently (without Black Carapace).
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* In [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]'s [[Vorkosigan Saga]] books, the Cetagandans are kinda like that. Especially the Haut caste.
** On Jackson's Whole we see body guards who have enhanced strength and reflexes, at the cost of shorter lifespans. They're also the ones who made Taura the super-soldier, and Baron Ryoval would make you a slave to satisfy any of your depraved desires, for a price.
* The novel ''[[Blood Music]]'', winner of a [[Hugo Award]] and a [[Nebula Award]] is a [[Gone Horribly Wrong]] example: a scientist creates biological computers, each potentially as smart as a human from lymphocyte cells then injects them into himself. [[
* Along with rampant xenophobia, a rigid caste system, a hatred of nonorganic technology, and institutionalized, religious masochism, this is the [[New Jedi Order|Yuuzhan Vong]]s' "thing". Chopping off fingers or limbs to replace them with specifically-created animal bits is a sign of status; if their bodies then reject the new additions, it leads to a major drop in status.
* This trope is the foundation of Scott Westerfeld's ''[[Uglies]]'' Trilogy.
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** Despite the ban, one ''The Next Generation'' episode had the Federation allow a research station to develop an "ideal" human species. With long lifespans, improved intelligence, youthful appearance, telepathy, and an advanced immune system, they were the scientist's every dream. Almost.
** On the other hand, The Dominion, Federation's [[Evil Counterpart]], is a huge genetic engineering society. Jem'Hadar were created from nothing, Vorta bred from some other form; and it's stated that {{spoiler|The Founders were once humanoids but genetically engineered themselves into shape shifters. It is even supposed that their close-mindedness is the price they paid for their new body abilities.}}
** The Suliban on ''[[Star Trek:
* ''[[Babylon 5]]'': Vorlons bioengineered various younger races to have telepathy. The Psi-Corps does extensive experimentation to allow telepaths greater abilities. Gill implants exist that allow the recipients to breathe in atmospheres they usually can't.
* A regular character in ''[[SeaQuest DSV]]'' had himself implanted with gills to allow him to breathe underwater. Apparently, he is also able to survive at great depths.
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* In [[Mortasheen]], as you level up, you can improve your [[Mons]] via this.
* ''[[Warhammer
** [[Space Marine]]s, need I say [http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Creation_of_a_Space_Marine more?]
** Gland Warriors are normal humans augmented with a set of implants and grafts that act as artificial glands producing certain drugs (mostly antidotes and [[Bottled Heroic Resolve|combat stimulants]]) - originally Guardsmen modified for fighting on worlds heavily infested by Tyranids.
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*** ''[[Dark Heresy]]'' adds Transgenic Grafting, which is a heretical "implant"-equivalent doing much the same with less limitations, but the user will show as a mutant on genetic tests even if there are no visible changes.
* The [[You Dirty Rat|Skaven]] supplement ''Children Of The Horned Rat'' for [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]] has several sections on body augmentation - either technological, using [[Cyborg|bionics or powered frames]] built by [[Gadgeteer Genius|Clan Skryre]] and done willingly, or actually warping flesh (usually that of prisoners) and melding creatures with weapons or mechanisms to produce horrific shock troops as practiced by [[Body Horror|Clan Moulder]]. Moulder members also tend to "improve" themselves as well, with extra limbs or massively altered metabolisms, with roughly the same results.
* ''[[Dungeons
** In the ''[[Dark Sun]]'' setting supplement ''The Windriders of the Jagged Cliffs'', players are introduced to living "life shaped" items that could be implanted in living beings.
* ''[[Cyberpunk 203 X]]'' includes a sea-faring tribe that uses genetic manipulation instead of cybernetics.
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