33. The X-Gene
- Company: Marvel Comics
- Real Science: Biology-Genetics
- Possible To Recreate: Somewhat
The real facts behind comic book characters can be hard to find. However, the infamous X-Gene is pretty easy to explain. In Marvel Comics, Mutants are born with the X-Gene and typically show signs of their powers by their teenage years. They explain that this X-Gene is part of their genetic makeup, as a key to their DNA overall. Their powers then arise from them.
We did not know how to recreate something like this in a lab until science found out about Gene Alteration. We can and already have been able to rewrite the genetic code among animals and humans alike. It was originally done as a way to remove possible sicknesses that run in someone’s family from the child’s genetics. However, they have also been used to give a child special skills too. Some speculate that an X-Men type of concept will come about in this world eventually.