73 "How does that Biofilter gadget work?" (Transporters - Star Trek)
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This article is from the Star Trek Tech FAQ, by Joshua Bell inexorabletash@hotmail.com with numerous contributions by others.
73 "How does that Biofilter gadget work?" (Transporters - Star Trek)
The Biofilter is a good clue as to how the transport patterns work.
The filter looks for elements of the pattern which aren't found in
normal beings/equipment, or those of known viruses and bacteria. It
can simply erase those parts of the pattern, and those parts of the
matter stream won't beam back in.
In "Unnatural Selection" [TNG], Pulaski is restored from an aged state
by the use of the Biofilter. If Pulaski's altered DNA could be tagged
as unwanted, the pattern could be tweaked to restore the DNA (its
pretty much all the same molecules anyway, just shuffle some
base-pairs around). As for her recovering instantly... well, it's a TV
show.
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