Sunday, October 26, 2014

Sally, or an adventure in Genetics

When the Genetics research and popularity was at its peak, many people tried to investigate how things would be if the genetics of a being were changed in order to form something better than it would've been previously. While many theories and debates on this subject were put into play, no actual experiments were recorded.

That is, except one by a private researching company in Steubenville.

The story of Sally is one not for the faint of heart, so I'd like to set up this warning before I go any farther in – the following content is real, and meant to be learned from. Now, let's begin.

The project was lead by two geneticists by the names of Dr. Rosendenberg and Dr. Gleiner. The hypothesis was that, if specific DNA strands were spliced and reshaped to hold certain characteristics, it would create a being with these characteristics.


The project was originally set on being done on a baby sheep until an unknown donor gave the scientists a baby no more than 2 months old. Normally they would have to reject this, but seeing as it was already considered a black experiment, they decided to go along ahead.

The operation was complex, to say the least. First they needed a sample of the original DNA, which they received via a blood sample. Next, the scientists went hard at work changing its DNA. I'm not going to go too far into this segment, but the operation took around 6 months to complete even with the massive amounts of scientists working on it.

After the DNA was finally finished it was treated to the baby via a gas in an enclosed space. The scientists watched steadily from monitors, trying to find out any change they could see. Anyone who went in went with a gas mask to prevent them from consuming it, and overall all of the scientists were hassled by their colleagues for partaking in what many called a sickening experiment. In result of this many of the scientists left, but the few that believed they were genuinely doing something right continued. Over time the changes became apparent, which made the scientists baffled.


The changes weren't supposed to be apparent, especially this early on. The DNA changes mainly consisted of a different, more agile and gifted brain, rather than any physical changes. But regardless Sally (as the subject was now known) began growing what seemed to be tumors throughout her body.

To test to see if these were really tumors, the scientists quickly removed her from the room and gave an MRI. The readings solidified their fears.



They weren't tumors, but bones and muscles.



They weren't creating a perfect human; they were creating something different entirely.




Dr.Rosendenberg, much to Gleiner's dismay, decided to end the project by putting away Sally's misery with a lethal injection. The two fought about this for some time until finally Gleiner decided it was the best idea.

Rosendenberg, with a syringe in hand and gas mask on his face, entered the room. By this point Sally had grown an extra limb entirely, and it was clear she was in pain.

As Rosendenberg readied the injection, he heard sound coming from the baby's lips.

“Laarka... kjgoo... nee”

It was gibberish, but still he listened in.

“Ga... gahu... klhork”

The baby was trying to say something, he was assured of it in his mind. He loomed over it with the injection ready, waiting for it to say its final words.

“Jhka... da... da....”

The last one, an actual word, laid heavy on Rosendenberg's chest. Carefully he injected Sally with the serum, and after a few convulsions, fell to the ground dead.

Rosendenberg killed himself only a few days later by jumping off the balcony of his Steubenville house. His colleague, Gleiner, who was not aware of Sally's last moments, was shunned for the remainder of his life by the science community. Needless to say, there was one dire lesson taught in the Sally experiment.


Don't play god. It isn't worth it.


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