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| − | A '''neurolytic pathogen''' is an artificial [[virus]] that interferes with cognitive functions, apparently by inducing neurons to undergo lysis (cellular destruction by membrane rupture). The pathogen seems to have the ability to disrupt [[electricity|electrical]] signals generated by [[cybernetic]] [[lifeform]]s and to interfere with the communications between the organic components and the cybernetic ones. |
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| + | A '''neurolytic pathogen''' is a highly-destructive infectious agent, capable of affecting both [[organic]] and [[inorganic]] [[lifeform]]s. |
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| + | In [[2378]], [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]]'s counterpart from [[2404|twenty-six years in the future]] deliberately infected herself with a neurolytic pathogen, and subsequently allowed herself to be [[assimilated]] by the [[Borg Queen]], as part of a plot to destroy the Borg's [[transwarp network]]. As the pathogen began to take effect, the Queen lost contact with the majority of the [[Borg Collective|Collective]], and the [[shielding]] protecting the [[interspatial manifold]]s supporting the network, which the Queen regulated personally, began to destabilize. This allowed the crew of the {{USS|Voyager}} to fire a series of [[transphasic torpedo]]es, destroying the manifolds and causing the network to collapse. As the pathogen continued to affect the Queen, her [[cybernetic]] limbs began to fall off, and the Borg [[Unicomplex]] was destroyed. ({{VOY|Endgame}}) |
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| − | ''In an [[alternate timeline]], it was invented in [[2392]] by [[The Doctor]].'' |
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| − | In [[2378]], [[Admiral]] [[Kathryn Janeway]], who had come back from the [[year]] [[2404]], infected herself with this pathogen and allowed herself to be [[assimilation|assimilated]] by the [[Borg]] [[Borg Queen|Queen]]. In essence, Janeway became a carrier for a vastly destructive [[weapon]] that was taken directly to the heart of the [[Borg Collective]] at the [[unicomplex]]. |
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| − | Once the pathogen was introduced, massive chaos was brought to the [[Borg Collective|Collective]]. The Queen lost contact with many [[starship]]s and [[outpost]]s, and even began to physically deteriorate. It allowed {{USS|Voyager}} to destroy the [[transwarp]] hub's manifold system from inside a [[transwarp conduit]]. ({{VOY|Endgame}}) |
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=== See also === |
=== See also === |
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Revision as of 21:00, 22 December 2010
The Queen infected with a neurolytic pathogen
A neurolytic pathogen is a highly-destructive infectious agent, capable of affecting both organic and inorganic lifeforms.
In 2378, Captain Janeway's counterpart from twenty-six years in the future deliberately infected herself with a neurolytic pathogen, and subsequently allowed herself to be assimilated by the Borg Queen, as part of a plot to destroy the Borg's transwarp network. As the pathogen began to take effect, the Queen lost contact with the majority of the Collective, and the shielding protecting the interspatial manifolds supporting the network, which the Queen regulated personally, began to destabilize. This allowed the crew of the USS Voyager to fire a series of transphasic torpedoes, destroying the manifolds and causing the network to collapse. As the pathogen continued to affect the Queen, her cybernetic limbs began to fall off, and the Borg Unicomplex was destroyed. (VOY: "Endgame")