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 The most common personal weapons used in Star Fleet are '''phasers of type I and II'''.  These are detailed in the marine equipment guide, appendix G.  A number of species use phaser weapons or distuptor weapons.  While disruptors are not able to be tuned as precisely as phasers, they offer the same general range of use and may be set to stun as well as thermal and kill settings.
-=== Twenty Fifth Century Federation Medicine ===
+=== Twenty-Fifth Century Federation Medicine ===
-In 2369, the United Fedeation of Planets made a landmark decision with remarkable implications for the field of medicing.  It admitted the planet Gefion to the Federation.  Gefion, a Terran colony, had refused to give up the study of genetic engineering as Earth herself had virtually abandoned in the wake of the Eugenics Wars.  In so doing, the Federation made a quantum leap in certain areas of medical technology overnight.  While Gefion staunchly opposed the use of genetic engineering to create the "perfect human," they accepted use of genetic engineering to eliminate genetically-influenced diseases and to extend the natural life-span of humans.  The true impact of this revolutionary change in previous Federation policy has just begun to be felt as those who received the first generational anti-aging treatments are not entering the last decades of their life, but rather the sixth and seventh decades of a two or three century life span.
+In 2369, the United Federation of Planets made a landmark decision with remarkable implications for the field of medicine. It admitted the planet Gefion to the Federation. Gefion, a Terran colony, had refused to give up the study of genetic engineering as Earth herself had virtually abandoned in the wake of the Eugenics Wars. In so doing, the Federation made a quantum leap in certain areas of medical technology overnight. While Gefion staunchly opposed the use of genetic engineering to create the "perfect human," they accepted the use of genetic engineering to eliminate genetically-influenced diseases and to extend the natural life-span of humans. The true impact of this revolutionary change in previous Federation policy has just begun to be felt like those who received the first generational anti-aging treatments are not entering the last decades of their life, but rather the sixth and seventh decades of a two or three-century life span.
-Now, modern medical science has greatly extended life spans and improved quality of life.  Most diseases, including such things as cancer, have long been cured.  Broken bones may be healed in a matter of seconds.  Regenerative therapies, also inspired by the research of Gefion, have even been developed.  While these techniques are still imperfect and do not work on parts of the population, they have allowed the human body to regenerate damaged organs and even nerves cells.  For those that do not respond to regenerative therapies or for organs too badly damaged, biogenetic organ replacements allow remarkable recoveries from injury and make transplant rejection extremely rare.  Electronic nerve replacements are also possible.  Within the last 45 year, anti-aging treatments have been developed for a number of races, including humans, that slow the aging process.  Average human life expectancy is approximately 250 years.  Ultimate human life-span has been increased to nearly 300 years.  All of these technologies have resulted in an a greatly improved quality of life.
+Now, modern medical science has greatly extended life spans and improved quality of life. Most diseases, including such things as cancer, have long been cured. Broken bones may be healed in a matter of seconds. Regenerative therapies, also inspired by the research of Gefion, have even been developed. While these techniques are still imperfect and do not work on parts of the population, they have allowed the human body to regenerate damaged organs and even nerve cells. For those that do not respond to regenerative therapies or for organs too badly damaged, biogenetic organ replacements allow remarkable recoveries from injury and make transplant rejection extremely rare. Electronic nerve replacements are also possible. Within the last 45 years, anti-aging treatments have been developed for a number of races, including humans, that slow the aging process. The average human life expectancy is approximately 250 years. Ultimate human life-span has been increased to nearly 300 years. All of these technologies have resulted in a greatly improved quality of life.
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