Memories and information can also be deliberately encoded into ADAM and be used to add new information to a person's mind and overwrite or alter existing memories, allowing one to use ADAM to, for example, enhance their intelligence.ĭespite its ability to allow the user to grant themselves any kind of ability, many of the abilities provided by ADAM require energy. People experiencing these accidental memory transfers will often see these memories as ghostly images. These memories can be transferred to another individual if the same ADAM is removed from one individual and injected into another. While the exact mechanism behind this is unknown, it can recall past cell configurations and thus copy portions of a person's memory. Though it was possible to indulge in Plasmids without becoming dependent, ADAM's growing importance in Rapture daily life and the stimulant effect it had on the mind almost invariably led users to abuse it.Īnother unique attribute of ADAM is that it has some form of memory. If the ADAM user fails to consume enough ADAM in a given time, the resulting withdrawal symptoms, caused by the instability of the stem cells, will drive them insane and deform their bodies. Unfortunately, consuming more ADAM also leads to the creation of more stem cells which forces the user to consume even more ADAM, leading to progressively bigger doses of ADAM being required to maintain stability, with every subsequent dose being bigger than the last, creating a rapidly escalating feedback loop. In addition to that, ADAM is extremely addictive, as the stem cells are unstable by nature and require the user to consume more ADAM to keep the stem cells stable in order to remain sane and healthy. While it is namely this instability that gives ADAM its incredible gene-editing ability, it also comes with the rather serious downside of causing gradual cosmetic changes and mental deterioration and degradation to people who use it habitually. ADAM achieves this by sponsoring the creation of potent stem cells that have the ability to differentiate into any kind of cell, including a variety of unnatural ones.ĪDAM, however, can also be compared to a seemingly benign form of cancer, as it slowly destroys native cells and replaces them with unstable stem versions.
The Plasmid in question can be configured to create special body tissue that grants access to abilities and functions that would not normally be present in the human body. The player can spend ADAM at a Gatherer's Garden to gain Plasmids and Gene Tonics to give the protagonist new abilities or improve the ones already possessed.ĪDAM gave people an insatiable desire to be physically perfect.ĪDAM, in its raw form can be genetically manipulated to refine it into a usable product known as a Plasmid. In the BioShock series, ADAM is used for character ability development. It is the Plasmid that can then be used to alter genetic material. ADAM is harvested from a special type of Sea Slug and is then processed to refine it into a usable product, creating a serum known as a Plasmid. This type of cell formation, however, is also often compared to a benign form of cancer, as the chemical slowly destroys native tissue cells and replaces them with unstable stem versions.Īs revealed in the audio diary Hatred, ADAM is a viscous, green liquid in its raw form. ADAM does this by supporting the formation of potent stem cells that have the ability to differentiate into any cell type, including a variety of unnatural ones. but Plasmids are the paint.” ― Yi Suchong ĪDAM is a volatile genetic substance that has the ability to rewrite genetic material, allowing the user to alter their body, their genetic makeup and their natural abilities without any direct limits whatsoever aside from their imagination. “ ADAM is a canvas of genetic modification.
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