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Dr. Arik Soong is a fictional geneticist and later cyberneticist, portrayed by Brent Spiner on Star Trek: Enterprise. Soong appeared in a three-episode story arc consisting of "Borderland", "Cold Station 12", and "The Augments". Dr. Arik Soong is a criminal mastermind and follows the mad scientist archetype. While director of the Starfleet Medical facility Cold Station 12, he stole nineteen genetically enhanced "Augment" embryos placed in stasis after the end of the Eugenics Wars. He took the embryos to a remote and secluded planet, where he raised them and taught them they were gifted and superior. Read More...

The Inner Light is a famous episode of Star Trek:The Next Generation detailing the attempts of a dying planet to preserve something of its culture. Hundreds of years later, after that planet's Extinction Level Event, the USS Enterprise discovers a probe in space. Their attempt to interface with it results in Picard being hit by an energy beam and entering a coma while the probe uploads. Read More...

LCARS, standing for Library Computer Access and Retrieval System is the name of the computer information system on board Federation starships and space stations. LCARS can interface with Tricorders and PADD systems for easy access and upload/download facilities. Despite this, most research is done at stations, usually on the bridge or in quarters. Read More...