Tendere Resilientem

Written by Safia Pincheira in the year 3087

Tendere Resilientem -From the Latin Roots To Spread and Resilience

Tendere Resilientem is a strengthening serum created by the EGELL (Experimental Genetic Engineering Lab of Lycostem) back in 2050. This science was originally banned by the government and kept secret - but as the situation on planet X1185 (originally known as Earth) kept on getting more and more dire, EGELL was allowed to use their creation for a better future.



History
The first testing of Tendere Resilientem was done in 2053. The very first test subject was a rare Shrieking Wonobolo (see left). As soon as the serum was placed on the vine, its defensive alarm noise grew to 185 decibels and, unfortunately, everyone in the room went into shock afterward. But since the serum has become legal, the government has made sure it has stayed in the right hands. EGELL has been using the strengthening serum to make plants more resilient and therefore immune to the increasingly hot temperatures on planet X1185. And now, in 3087, the planet is regaining its strength. The forests are coming back and the plants are adapting to the warmer climate. The scientists that have been breeding the original animals from the planet when it was still Earth, and they believe that with some nourishment and care, Tendere Resilientem could help the animal populations grow in size. Scientists even say they will soon be able to return to the wild - prepared for the warmer climate.



Issues and Concerns
Although Tendere Resilientem's power has been used only for good, if in the wrong hands the serum could cause great damage. As seen during the original test, when placed on certain organisms the effect backfires and makes its host harmful. Tendere Resilientem, if put on an already very strong and destructive organism, such as the giant water kelpie, (see left) could be detrimental to everything around it. "There is nothing to worry about, people! Tendere Resilientem is safely contained until needed...there is absolutely no cause for concern. The serum is designed to help people. And it will."-Arnold Shnootin, CEO of the Experimental Genetic Engineering Lab of Lycostem, February 56, 3080.

Culture
Since EGELL invented Tendere Resilientem, things on X1185 have become different. The changed plants are being grown in greenhouses, giving the people nourishment where there was none before. The trees and plants that have been changed by the serum have almost 3x as many nutrients in them, and people are much healthier than before. The atmosphere has so much oxygen that there is no longer any need for breathing masks. As plants with the serum are being planted all over the world, EGELL hopes to return the planet to its original, unpolluted state.