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|made by = [[Richard Lazarus]] | |made by = [[Richard Lazarus]] | ||
|used by = Richard Lazarus | |used by = Richard Lazarus | ||
|only = The Lazarus Experiment | |only = The Lazarus Experiment (TV story) | ||
|clip = Inside Lazarus' Machine - Doctor Who - The Lazarus Experiment - Series 3 - BBC | |clip = Inside Lazarus' Machine - Doctor Who - The Lazarus Experiment - Series 3 - BBC | ||
}}The '''hypersonic soundwave manipulator''' was a genetic manipulator invented by [[Professor]] [[Richard Lazarus]]. The machine would turn anyone inside decades younger, but the process contained one side effect: [[gene]]s that evolution rejected and left dormant would be unlocked, transforming the [[human]] into a giant skeletal scorpion-like beast that fed off the lifeforce of living creatures. The Doctor later used it to try to kill Lazarus, but he was just knocked out and reverted to human form. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment]]'') | }}The '''hypersonic soundwave manipulator''' was a genetic manipulator invented by [[Professor]] [[Richard Lazarus]]. The machine would turn anyone inside decades younger, but the process contained one side effect: [[gene]]s that evolution rejected and left dormant would be unlocked, transforming the [[human]] into a giant skeletal scorpion-like beast that fed off the lifeforce of living creatures. The Doctor later used it to try to kill Lazarus, but he was just knocked out and reverted to human form. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'') | ||
In the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s words, this was achieved by: | In the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s words, this was achieved by: | ||
::"[using] hypersonic sound waves to destabilise the cell structure, then a metagenic programme to manipulate the coding in the protein strands. Basically, he hacked into his own genes and instructed them to rejuvenate." | ::"[using] hypersonic sound waves to destabilise the cell structure, then a metagenic programme to manipulate the coding in the protein strands. Basically, he hacked into his own genes and instructed them to rejuvenate." | ||
{{Simm|n=Harold Saxon}}, the human alias of [[the Master]], supported Lazarus's research so that he could copy, improve and focus the technology into his [[laser screwdriver]] and reverse it to, instead of rejuvenate people, make them older. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') | {{Simm|n=Harold Saxon}}, the human alias of [[the Master]], supported Lazarus's research so that he could copy, improve and focus the technology into his [[laser screwdriver]] and reverse it to, instead of rejuvenate people, make them older. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The prop for the device was a redesigned version of the descent pod from ''[[The Impossible Planet]]''/''[[The Satan Pit]]''.{{Fact}} | The prop for the device was a redesigned version of the descent pod from ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]''/''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]''.{{Fact}} | ||
[[Category:Longevity and ageing]] | [[Category:Longevity and ageing]] | ||
[[Category:Devices]] | [[Category:Devices]] | ||
[[Category:Genetics]] | [[Category:Genetics]] | ||
Revision as of 03:26, 23 May 2019
The hypersonic soundwave manipulator was a genetic manipulator invented by Professor Richard Lazarus. The machine would turn anyone inside decades younger, but the process contained one side effect: genes that evolution rejected and left dormant would be unlocked, transforming the human into a giant skeletal scorpion-like beast that fed off the lifeforce of living creatures. The Doctor later used it to try to kill Lazarus, but he was just knocked out and reverted to human form. (TV: The Lazarus Experiment)
In the Tenth Doctor's words, this was achieved by:
- "[using] hypersonic sound waves to destabilise the cell structure, then a metagenic programme to manipulate the coding in the protein strands. Basically, he hacked into his own genes and instructed them to rejuvenate."
Harold Saxon, the human alias of the Master, supported Lazarus's research so that he could copy, improve and focus the technology into his laser screwdriver and reverse it to, instead of rejuvenate people, make them older. (TV: The Sound of Drums)
Behind the scenes
The prop for the device was a redesigned version of the descent pod from The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit.[source needed]
