Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?"
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"Doctor Bashir, I Presume?" is a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode that explores Dr. Julian Bashir’s secret past as a genetically enhanced human, raising ethical questions about eugenics and Federation law.
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| Doctor Bashir, I Presume? | 0 |
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| instanceOf |
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| chronology | fifth-season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ⓘ |
| continuityPoint | establishes Julian Bashir as genetically enhanced for future episodes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| episodeNumberInSeason | 16 ⓘ |
| explores |
legal consequences of genetic engineering in the Federation
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stigma against genetically enhanced humans after the Eugenics Wars ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Benjamin Sisko
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Jadzia Dax NERFINISHED ⓘ Kasidy Yates NERFINISHED ⓘ Keiko O’Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ Kira Nerys NERFINISHED ⓘ Leeta NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles O’Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ Odo NERFINISHED ⓘ Quark NERFINISHED ⓘ Rom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Bajor sector
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Quark’s Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
Starfleet
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United Federation of Planets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTechnology | Emergency Medical Hologram program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Federation law regarding genetic engineering
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Julian Bashir’s genetic enhancement ⓘ eugenics ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchiseContinuity | set during the Dominion War era of Deep Space Nine ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| guestCharacter | Lewis Zimmerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Julian Bashir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Syndication ⓘ |
| plotPoint |
Julian Bashir faces possible dismissal from Starfleet
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Julian Bashir’s father accepts a prison sentence to protect his son’s career ⓘ Julian Bashir’s genetic status is exposed to Starfleet and the Federation ⓘ Julian Bashir’s parents illegally genetically enhance him as a child ⓘ Lewis Zimmerman comes to Deep Space 9 to create a new Long-term Medical Hologram ⓘ |
| season | 5 ⓘ |
| series | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
24th century
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Deep Space 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subplot | Rom struggles to confess his feelings to Leeta ⓘ |
| theme |
ethics of genetic enhancement
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parental responsibility ⓘ secrecy and identity ⓘ |
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