How Did Una Chin-Riley Change Starfleet’s Attitude About Augments?

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DS9 Shows How Una Chin-Riley Changed Starfleet's Attitude About Augments

By Joshua M. Patton

Published Nov 12, 2023

Both Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Deep Space Nine had genetically augmented Starfleet characters, but they were treated very differently.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds examined Starfleet's bias against genetic augmentation via Una Chin-Riley's court-martial.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine also had a Starfleet officer who was genetically engineered, but the consequences were much less dire.
Starfleet's acceptance of Dr. Julian Bashir shows the lasting impact Una Chin-Riley had in changing Federation attitudes towards "augments."