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'''Flash cloning''' is a [[human]] medical process most commonly used to clone body parts.<ref name="fs125">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 125''</ref> Cells used during cloning must be taken from specific regions within the body. The process can be used to create organs, skin, [[blood]], or other body parts needed by recipients in a short span of time. This allows the creation of blood cells for use in blood transfusions, or the manufacturing of nerve cells to repair certain types of paralysis.<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 225'' (2011)</ref> | '''Flash cloning''' is a [[human]] medical process most commonly used to clone body parts.<ref name="fs125">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 125''</ref> Cells used during cloning must be taken from specific regions within the body. The process can be used to create organs, skin, [[blood]], or other body parts needed by recipients in a short span of time. This allows the creation of blood cells for use in blood transfusions, or the manufacturing of nerve cells to repair certain types of paralysis.<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 225'' (2011)</ref> | ||
==Organ | ==Organ cloning== | ||
The process uses a sample of a human's [[Wikipedia:DNA|DNA]] to grow a cloned organ, which can then be [[Wikipedia:Organ transplant|transplanted]] into the subject who contributed the DNA sample. Usually, the organ is programmed to grow at an accelerated rate and cease rapid development when transplanted into the subject. This makes the method viable in urgent situations, where patients cannot afford to spend years waiting for a normal organ to develop. Since the transplanted organ's DNA matches that of the recipient, the risk of [[Wikipedia:transplant rejection|transplant rejection]] is completely eliminated.{{Ref/Reuse|fs125}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} | The process uses a sample of a human's [[Wikipedia:DNA|DNA]] to grow a cloned organ, which can then be [[Wikipedia:Organ transplant|transplanted]] into the subject who contributed the DNA sample. Usually, the organ is programmed to grow at an accelerated rate and cease rapid development when transplanted into the subject. This makes the method viable in urgent situations, where patients cannot afford to spend years waiting for a normal organ to develop. Since the transplanted organ's DNA matches that of the recipient, the risk of [[Wikipedia:transplant rejection|transplant rejection]] is completely eliminated.{{Ref/Reuse|fs125}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} | ||
Flash cloning has replaced donated organs as the standard means of organ replacement for both [[civilian]] and military purposes. Organs such as the heart, liver, or the endocrine system can be replaced with cloned parts, which can be used to negate the effects of an unhealthy lifestyle and to extend the lifespan of a human being by decades, as demonstrated by [[Preston Cole|Admiral Preston Cole]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''"[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]"'', ''pages 485-486''</ref> | Flash cloning has replaced donated organs as the standard means of organ replacement for both [[civilian]] and military purposes. Organs such as the heart, liver, or the endocrine system can be replaced with cloned parts, which can be used to negate the effects of an unhealthy lifestyle and to extend the lifespan of a human being by decades, as demonstrated by [[Preston Cole|Admiral Preston Cole]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''"[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]"'', ''pages 485-486''</ref> | ||
Certain lost or damaged body parts, such as eardrums, can be grown ''in situ'' on the patient's body. This process is noted as being particularly tedious and requires two weeks of mandatory downtime for military personnel.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 114''</ref> Dedicated cloning facilities allow the growth of the replacement organ within hours after retrieving the patient's DNA. During the [[Fall of Reach]], Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] used the flash clone facility at [[CASTLE Base]] to replace [[Kelly-087]]'s liver and right lung.{{Ref/Reuse|fs125}} Portable flash cloning tanks can be as small as a shoebox and when used by a medical professional in conjunction with a [[sterile field generator]], can be used to perform organ transplantation surgery in the field.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 140''</ref> | Certain lost or damaged body parts, such as eardrums, can be grown ''in situ'' on the patient's body. This process is noted as being particularly tedious and requires two weeks of mandatory downtime for military personnel.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 114''</ref> Dedicated cloning facilities allow the growth of the replacement organ within hours after retrieving the patient's DNA. During the [[Fall of Reach]], Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] used the flash clone facility at [[CASTLE Base]] to replace [[Kelly-087]]'s liver and right lung.{{Ref/Reuse|fs125}} Portable flash cloning tanks can be as small as a shoebox and when used by a medical professional in conjunction with a [[sterile field generator]], can be used to perform organ transplantation surgery in the field.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 140''</ref> | ||
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Flash clones were used by [[Catherine Halsey/Silver|Catherine Halsey]] to replace the kidnapped children of the SPARTAN-II program.{{Ref/Film|TV}} Around the same time, Halsey flash cloned herself, keeping the clone in stasis for years. At the time, Halsey was unsure if human flash cloning would ever be made legal and wondered if she was ever sitting opposite a living, breathing version of herself if she would be able to go through with sacrificing the clone.{{Ref/Reuse|Emergence}} | Flash clones were used by [[Catherine Halsey/Silver|Catherine Halsey]] to replace the kidnapped children of the SPARTAN-II program.{{Ref/Film|TV}} Around the same time, Halsey flash cloned herself, keeping the clone in stasis for years. At the time, Halsey was unsure if human flash cloning would ever be made legal and wondered if she was ever sitting opposite a living, breathing version of herself if she would be able to go through with sacrificing the clone.{{Ref/Reuse|Emergence}} | ||
By [[2552]], Halsey intended to use her flash clone to create [[Cortana/Silver|Cortana]]. Spotting the clone, Admiral [[Margaret Parangosky/Silver|Margaret Parangosky]] ordered Halsey to destroy it and any others like it.{{Ref/Film|TV|Episode=[[Contact]]}} | By [[2552]], Halsey intended to use her flash clone in order to create [[Cortana/Silver|Cortana]]. Spotting the clone, Admiral [[Margaret Parangosky/Silver|Margaret Parangosky]] ordered Halsey to destroy it and any others like it.{{Ref/Film|TV|Episode=[[Contact]]}} | ||
After UNSC HIGHCOM agreed to the creation of Cortana, Halsey awakened her clone{{Ref/Film|TV|Episode=[[Unbound]]}} who possessed Halsey's knowledge up until the point of her creation. The clone had some difficulty separating herself from the original with Halsey having to correct her that Halsey had collected the samples that had led to the creation of the clone and the clone was merely the product of those samples. The clone asked Halsey about the fate of the children and Halsey explained that 35 had survived the original augmentation, causing her clone to realize that more than half died which was a far greater percentage that Halsey had imagined when she had cloned herself. Completing the test that Halsey had set up for her in a matter of moments, the clone deduced that Halsey had awakened her as she needed the clone's brain and Halsey revealed that she had perfected the [[Cognitive Impression Modeling|process]] for real-time neuroelectrical imaging. The clone was amazed that the Cortana system was viable and guessed that Halsey intended to use Cortana on John after Halsey confirmed that integrating the AI into a Spartan was the next step. Halsey admitted that John had gotten himself into some trouble recently and that this was the only way of getting him out of it. The clone seemed surprised that Halsey wasn't bothered by what she had to do and Halsey dodged her questions about [[Miranda Keyes/Silver|Miranda]]. The clone reminded Halsey of her doubts about being able to go through with it when Halsey had first done the cloning and wondered what had changed and Halsey simply stated that it was "progress."{{Ref/Reuse|Emergence}} | After UNSC HIGHCOM agreed to the creation of Cortana, Halsey awakened her clone{{Ref/Film|TV|Episode=[[Unbound]]}} who possessed Halsey's knowledge up until the point of her creation. The clone had some difficulty separating herself from the original with Halsey having to correct her that Halsey had collected the samples that had led to the creation of the clone and the clone was merely the product of those samples. The clone asked Halsey about the fate of the children and Halsey explained that 35 had survived the original augmentation, causing her clone to realize that more than half died which was a far greater percentage that Halsey had imagined when she had cloned herself. Completing the test that Halsey had set up for her in a matter of moments, the clone deduced that Halsey had awakened her as she needed the clone's brain and Halsey revealed that she had perfected the [[Cognitive Impression Modeling|process]] for real-time neuroelectrical imaging. The clone was amazed that the Cortana system was viable and guessed that Halsey intended to use Cortana on John after Halsey confirmed that integrating the AI into a Spartan was the next step. Halsey admitted that John had gotten himself into some trouble recently and that this was the only way of getting him out of it. The clone seemed surprised that Halsey wasn't bothered by what she had to do and Halsey dodged her questions about [[Miranda Keyes/Silver|Miranda]]. The clone reminded Halsey of her doubts about being able to go through with it when Halsey had first done the cloning and wondered what had changed and Halsey simply stated that it was "progress."{{Ref/Reuse|Emergence}} | ||
[[Adun Saly]] prepared the clone, warning her that the procedure would be very painful, but providing her with a paralyzing agent in order to keep the clone still. Halsey and Adun extracted the needed neural | [[Adun Saly]] prepared the clone, warning her that the procedure would be very painful, but providing her with a paralyzing agent in order to keep the clone still. Halsey and Adun extracted the needed neural substrata from the clone, drilling in through her left eye. The process killed the clone, but succeeded in creating Cortana. Adun subsequently dissolved the clone's body in a tank.{{Ref/Film|Id=Emergence|TV|Episode=[[Emergence]]}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Television Series | *''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'' | ||
**''[[Contact]]'' | **''[[Contact]]'' | ||
**''[[Unbound]]'' | **''[[Unbound]]'' | ||
**''[[Emergence]]'' | **''[[Emergence]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
