Mike Rossmassler

A response to the questions posed for week one...

Powerpoint Presentation

Today i came home and heard a stray kitten mewing outside my window. Its cries grew more fervent, and my search left me with a little free time for my mind to wander. Of course, i began immediately to think of my favorite game as of late, Bioshock. There are spoilers following, so be forewarned... I will try to be as vague as possible for the most important ones.

The calendar and date have been lost to the ages. Humanity is on the decline as the genome begins to unravel. Genetic engineering has been combined with cyborg technologies to produce individuals that essentially immortal, but dependant on and addicted to a cocktail of drugs and hallucingens to reset the DNA life-clock.

The following is the essay i wrote as an outline for the presentation for 532.

Most of my progress is going on in my 'medical atlas,' but here are links to some of the research that i have been doing.