Transportation Duplication

[Androsphinx]

Mea culpa.

Fine, I never said that it was a practical technique. I was just answering Darth Servo's question. Far be it from me to highlight a plot hole in a TNG episode which required some form of suspended animation just to exist.

On the general topic, I seem to remember an episode when a Klingon blood transplant was needed, and Worf refused. The point was that the chemical couldn't be replicated, even though transporters can obviously transfer it. I can't see how this makes any sense, but I don't generally tend towards reconciliation of contradictory elements of a multiple-authored text, be it Star Trek or the Bible.

[Darth Servo]

On the general topic, I seem to remember an episode when a Klingon blood transplant was needed, and Worf refused. The point was that the chemical couldn't be replicated, even though transporters can obviously transfer it.

The Episode was "The Enemy" and it was ribosomes that were needed for the wounded Romulan.

[Androsphinx]

On the general topic, I seem to remember an episode when a Klingon blood transplant was needed, and Worf refused. The point was that the chemical couldn't be replicated, even though transporters can obviously transfer it.

The Episode was "The Enemy" and it was ribosomes that were needed for the wounded Romulan.

But even though they were clearly being transported everytime Worf was beamed somewhere, they couldn't be replicated. I got that bit correct, right? That's the singificant part, after all.

[Darth Servo]

But even though they were clearly being transported everytime Worf was beamed somewhere, they couldn't be replicated. I got that bit correct, right? That's the singificant part, after all.

Granted, it doesn't make much sense, especially since I can clone ribosomes today.