Editing Opthidian (section)

==History==

Very little is known of Opthidian history. What is known is that there was an encounter with the Borg which resulted in the Borg discovering that they could not assimilate the Opthidian physiology. As a result of this war, however, the Opthidians discovered nanotechnology, and applied it to modifying [[Borg]] nanoprobes to conduct automated medical repair work inside the bodies of the hosts.

Apparently these nanoprobes developed a hive mind like consciousness. War broke out and in the end the nanoprobes began to kill their hosts and reanimate the corpses. The ensuing conflict cause the complete destruction of the Opthidian home world's biosphere. Since that day, the Opthidians have relentlessly hunted down all outbreaks of the nanoprobe colonies.

For this purpose they established the Bureau of Biological Cleansing.