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The redundancies due to the ''brak'lul'' helped [[Lieutenant]] [[Worf]] survive in [[2368]] after a risky [[surgery]] involving [[technology]] known as the [[genitronic replicator]]. ({{TNG|Ethics}}) |
The redundancies due to the ''brak'lul'' helped [[Lieutenant]] [[Worf]] survive in [[2368]] after a risky [[surgery]] involving [[technology]] known as the [[genitronic replicator]]. ({{TNG|Ethics}}) |
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Revision as of 17:12, 20 March 2008
The brak'lul is a Klingon term for a characteristic redundancy in Klingon physiology. All vital bodily functions are protected by a redundant organ or system. Klingons possess two livers, an eight-chambered heart, 23 ribs, two stomachs and a double-lined neural pia mater. Some Federation scientists, such as Doctor Toby Russell, believed it to be a good design in practice, but also noted that the extra redundancy meant there was also much more chance for a system to fail or cause problems.
The redundancies due to the brak'lul helped Lieutenant Worf survive in 2368 after a risky surgery involving technology known as the genitronic replicator. (TNG: "Ethics")