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* Flinx of the ''[[Humanx Commonwealth]]'' series was [[Designer Babies|genetically manipulated]] by the [[Evilutionary Biologist|Meliorare Society]] as part of their secret program to produce [[Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke|supermen]]. When their [[Body Horror|more spectacular failures]] came to light, they were outlawed and hunted down along with all their experimental subjects. Those that could be "made normal" were corrected; those that could not were destroyed. Despite being superficially normal, Flinx is possessed of strong [[Psychic Powers]], which alone would be enough to get him put in a fishbowl and studied for the rest of his life, but that plus his affiliation with the Meliorares means he is exceedingly careful to reveal his talents only to people he absolutely trusts. Even then, he runs afoul of this trope on several occasions, most specifically in ''Flinx in Flux'', where not just one but two separate antagonists join the hunt—one to "fix him" and the other to "study him". On several occasions, he also runs afoul of surviving members of the Meliorares who see him as an opportunity for vindication of their cause.

* [[Michael Crichton]]'s ''[[Next (Crichton novel)|Next]]'' revolves around the then ''[[Real Life]]'' legal precedents that could be [[Loophole Abuse|interpreted]] as this. At the time biotech laws were vague enough that if a doctor harvests cells from you, not only could sell them to researchers without compensating you, and whoever buys those cells might own your "cell line" - AKA ''you and your children.'' ...At least if they have a skilled [[Amoral Attorney]]. [[Society Marches On|As September 16, 2011]], legal changes mean human organisms (including their components) are no longer eligible for patents in the United States. Now the ''research on'' cells (not the cells themselves) could, at most, be trade secrets.

 

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