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I think it's incorrect to say that the term "telebiogenesis" is related to regeneration. When Nyssa mentions telebiogenesis in "Castrovalva," it's right after saying "We have to think of Adric too." She then asks a librarian if they have books on telebiogenesis, and she and Tegan later complain that the books in the library won't help them with Adric. So the context indicates that the word is related to Adric's situation, not the Doctor's.
More basically, the word "telebiogenesis" literally means "creation of life at a distance." There's no reason the "tele-" prefix would be associated with regeneration. The term makes more sense as a reference to the way the Master created a remote-controlled clone of Adric. Thus, I think the mention of regeneration should be deleted.CLBennett ☎ 19:15, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
- I'd always assumed that it was about regeneration but, looking at the actual lines and context in Castrovalva and its novelisation, I do think you're right. Jack "BtR" Saxon ☎ 19:27, 24 November 2022 (UTC)