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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>Metagenic devices are powerful biological weapons outlawed by most major governments in the 24th century. A metagenic device is a genetically engineered, airborne virus that destroys all DNA it encounters, and is capable of destroying entire planetary ecosystems within days.<br />
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A force armed with such a device could introduce it into a target planet's atmosphere to rapidly eliminate all life – and resistance – while leaving all infrastructure intact, and within a month, the metagenic virus itself would become inert, essentially leaving the planet conquered.<br />
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In 2369, Starfleet Intelligence suspected the Cardassians of developing a method to launch dormant metagenic material on a subspace theta-band carrier wave in a secret base under the surface of Celtris III. This was actually a ruse to lure Captain Picard out and capture him, as he was Starfleet's only active member with knowledge of subspace theta-band carrier waves. (TNG: "Chain of Command, Part I", "Chain of Command, Part II") <br />
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