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They are artificial creations. Like our current tech, they are designed using modular components, and they accept updates in the field. My Blu-Ray player or dishwasher downloads new firmware; Industrial enginines by IH can have features like total horsepower unlocked or configured by software while in-place.

So consider the “upgrade” to be designed as something like an in-app purchase from the original maker.

With the loss of original maker and the (actual) evolution of the forms as they became feral, the code is a bit mixed up, like with the Dragon’s Teeth of Mirabile by master world builder Janet Kagen. Rather than buy an unlock code, the needed triggers are found by side-effects or evolved access to useful survival traits by the feral form. You might read Kagen's stories to bet a feel for what I have in mind about the DNA.

Being modular, distinct traits like limbs can be recessive or switched off or damaged in a feral remixed offspring. Many features are simple configuration options using common code. Although inspired by legacy bioforms that were unrelated and incompatible, the engineered lifeforms used inter-compatible standardized traits and developmental configuration programming.

Now in ourselves such a change like extra toes would only be effective in the germ line, as development occurs once. But these animals were designed for having upgrades applied. Re-development — metamorphosis — was designed in so changes could be applied to existing pnenotypes.

They are artificial creations. Like our current tech, they are designed using modular components, and they accept updates in the field. My Blu-Ray player or dishwasher downloads new firmware; Industrial enginines by IH can have features like total horsepower unlocked or configured by software while in-place.

So consider the “upgrade” to be designed as something like an in-app purchase from the original maker.

With the loss of original maker and the (actual) evolution of the forms as they became feral, the code is a bit mixed up, like with the Dragon’s Teeth of Mirabile by master world builder Janet Kagen. Rather than buy an unlock code, the needed triggers are found by side-effects or evolved access to useful survival traits by the feral form. You might read Kagen's stories to bet a feel for what I have in mind about the DNA.

Being modular, distinct traits like limbs can be recessive or switched off or damaged in a feral remixed offspring. Many features are simple configuration options using common code. Although inspired by legacy bioforms that were unrelated and incompatible, the engineered lifeforms used inter-compatible standardized traits and developmental configuration programming.

Now in ourselves such a change like extra toes would only be effective in the germ line, as development occurs once. But these animals were designed for having upgrades applied. Re-development — metamorphosis — was designed in so changes could be applied to existing phenotypes.

They are artificial creations. Like our current tech, they are designed using modular components, and they accept updates in the field. My Blu-Ray player or dishwasher downloads new firmware; Industrial enginines by IH can have features like total horsepower unlocked or configured by software while in-place.

So consider the “upgrade” to be designed as something like an in-app purchase from the original maker.

With the loss of original maker and the (actual) evolution of the forms as they became feral, the code is a bit mixed up. Rather than buy an unlock code, the needed triggers are found by side-effects or evolved access to useful survival traits by the feral form.

Being modular, distinct traits like limbs can be recessive or switched off or damaged in a feral remixed offspring. Many features are simple configuration options using common code. Although inspired by legacy bioforms that were unrelated and incompatible, the engineered lifeforms used inter-compatible standardized traits and developmental configuration programming.

Now in ourselves such a change like extra toes would only be effective in the germ line, as development occurs once. But these were designed for having upgrades applied. Re-development — metamorphosis — was designed in so changes could be applied to existing pnenotypes.

They are artificial creations. Like our current tech, they are designed using modular components, and they accept updates in the field. My Blu-Ray player or dishwasher downloads new firmware; Industrial enginines by IH can have features like total horsepower unlocked or configured by software while in-place.

So consider the “upgrade” to be designed as something like an in-app purchase from the original maker.

With the loss of original maker and the (actual) evolution of the forms as they became feral, the code is a bit mixed up, like with the Dragon’s Teeth of Mirabile by master world builder Janet Kagen. Rather than buy an unlock code, the needed triggers are found by side-effects or evolved access to useful survival traits by the feral form. You might read Kagen's stories to bet a feel for what I have in mind about the DNA.

Being modular, distinct traits like limbs can be recessive or switched off or damaged in a feral remixed offspring. Many features are simple configuration options using common code. Although inspired by legacy bioforms that were unrelated and incompatible, the engineered lifeforms used inter-compatible standardized traits and developmental configuration programming.

Now in ourselves such a change like extra toes would only be effective in the germ line, as development occurs once. But these animals were designed for having upgrades applied. Re-development — metamorphosis — was designed in so changes could be applied to existing pnenotypes.

They are artificial creations. Like our current tech, they are designed using modular components, and they accept updates in the field. My Blu-Ray player or dishwasher downloads new firmware; Industrial enginines by IH can have features like total horsepower unlocked or configured by software while in-place.

So consider the “upgrade” to be designed as something like an in-app purchase from the original maker.

With the loss of original maker and the (actual) evolution of the forms as they became feral, the code is a bit mixed up. Rather than buy an unlock code, the needed triggers are found by side-effects or evolved access to useful survival traits by the feral form.

Being modular, distinct traits like limbs can be recessive or switched off or damaged in a feral remixed offspring. Many features are simple configuration options using common code.

Now in ourselves such a change like extra toes would only be effective in the germ line, as development occurs once. But these were designed for having upgrades applied. Re-development — metamorphosis — was designed in so changes could be applied to existing pnenotypes.

They are artificial creations. Like our current tech, they are designed using modular components, and they accept updates in the field. My Blu-Ray player or dishwasher downloads new firmware; Industrial enginines by IH can have features like total horsepower unlocked or configured by software while in-place.

So consider the “upgrade” to be designed as something like an in-app purchase from the original maker.

With the loss of original maker and the (actual) evolution of the forms as they became feral, the code is a bit mixed up. Rather than buy an unlock code, the needed triggers are found by side-effects or evolved access to useful survival traits by the feral form.

Being modular, distinct traits like limbs can be recessive or switched off or damaged in a feral remixed offspring. Many features are simple configuration options using common code. Although inspired by legacy bioforms that were unrelated and incompatible, the engineered lifeforms used inter-compatible standardized traits and developmental configuration programming.

Now in ourselves such a change like extra toes would only be effective in the germ line, as development occurs once. But these were designed for having upgrades applied. Re-development — metamorphosis — was designed in so changes could be applied to existing pnenotypes.