A dormant human endogenous retrovirus activates and triggers a sudden evolutionary leap, producing children with new cognitive capabilities, while governments and fearful populations try to suppress the change.
Directly relevant to endogenous retrovirus research, epigenetics, fears about mRNA technology, and the question of how society would react to a genuine human speciation event.
Domains: Biotechnology and Genetic EngineeringPandemics and Biological ThreatsGovernance and Political Systems
Scenario Types: Prediction / ExtrapolationWarning / Self-preventing prophecy
Outcomes: TransformativeCautionary
Tags: viral-evolutionspeciationendogenous-retrovirusevolutionary-fear