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My question: Are human/Vulcan hybrids natural, or is genetic engineering required?

Diane Duane, in "Spock's World," said that he was genetically engineered, and that natural hybrids were not possible. However, the information on this site seems to support both sides. Everything I can tell about Sela (human/Romulan) suggests she would only have been conceived naturally, but the page on Lorian (human/Vulcan) says Dr. Phlox had to make the genomes compatible.

Is there an official answer to this in canon?

-- Ermine Violin 02:51, July 8, 2011 (UTC)

Enterprise discussed that a little- notably "Demons" and "Terra Prime". While the cloning process that created Elizabeth was flawed, Phlox said the flaws could be corrected and that a human-Vulcan child would be possible. That could suggest some sort of genetic engineering is either needed or is just helpful- they didn't say it was impossible to do it naturally. Different species, but Jadzia Dax and Worf needed ovarian resequencing enzymes to have a child- perhaps that is the means of genetic engineering for other species, too.--31dot 09:23, July 8, 2011 (UTC)

OK, so there's nothing either way about Spock in particular? So if I write a fanfic that mentions it, I just have to decide which way I think is more likely?

-- Ermine Violin 16:57, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

Phlox: "According to Lorian, I discovered, or rather I will discover, a method of successfully combining Human and Vulcan genomes." - "E²". What that method is was never addressed, but there had to be some medical intervention. - Archduk3 04:04, July 13, 2011 (UTC)

it sounds like it would have to be along the lines of anti-rejection drugs and/or the RH factor shots that mothers get now if their baby's blood is possitive and their's is negative. The reason is the fact the copper vs iron based blood issue would have to be addressed somehow. Chaos32 15:11, September 10, 2011 (UTC)