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The '''Pharos Institute''' was a scientific organisation experimenting with [[ | The '''Pharos Institute''' was a scientific organisation experimenting with advanced technology. In [[2008]] they were investigating the potential of the [[MITRE headset]] to amplify [[telekinesis|telekinetic]] energy. However the institute had been infiltrated by a [[Slitheen]], [[Korst Gogg Thek Lutiven-Day Slitheen]], who was manipulating the researchers so that the headset could be used for destruction. | ||
:''The technology behind the MITRE headset is unknown, but it may well have originated off-world.'' | |||
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[[Sarah Jane Smith]] broke into the institute and stole a headset for [[Mr Smith]] to examine. Korst and two other Slitheen, working in collusion with Mr Smith, took [[Luke Smith]] hostage and wired him into the stolen headset. The resultant telekinetic power nearly brought [[The Moon]] into a collision course with the [[Earth]], but disaster was finally averted by Mr Smith, whom Sarah Jane had disabled with a virus and reprogrammed. ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Lost Boy]]'') | |||
Another ongoing project from the institute was the research of [[meteorite]]s for signs of alien life. They had found some clues in martian meteorites and in [[2009]] had the [[Weserbergland Meteorite]] on loan for research. This allowed the entity known as the [[Pied Piper]] to come to [[London]]. ([[SJA]]: [[The Day of the Clown]]) | |||
One of the scientists working at the institute was [[Rivers|Professor Rivers]]. The institute was also assisted in it's research by [[Nathan Goss]], an arrogant boy genius who was in fact [[Korst Gogg Thek Lutiven-Day Slitheen]] of the family [[Slitheen]] in disguise. | One of the scientists working at the institute was [[Rivers|Professor Rivers]]. The institute was also assisted in it's research by [[Nathan Goss]], an arrogant boy genius who was in fact [[Korst Gogg Thek Lutiven-Day Slitheen]] of the family [[Slitheen]] in disguise. | ||
:''An "original" of Nathan Goss may or may not have existed. | :''An "original" of Nathan Goss may or may not have existed. | ||
[[Category:British organisations]] | [[Category:British organisations]] | ||
[[Category:Human research facilities]] | [[Category:Human research facilities]] | ||