

Coppelion are sterile because their immunity to radiation does not extend to
their reproductive cells.

Aether is a drug that grants the same immunity to humans.

Wouldn't Aether make humans sterile too?


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Wouldn't Aether make humans sterile too?


That doesn't seem right.

Coppelion are sterile because their reproductive cells experience high doses
of radiation, not because the rest of their cells are immune to radiation.

It's not Aether itself that causes the sterility - it's the radioactivity.
But, in general, Aether is administered to treat short exposures to radiation
(if you've suffered a long exposure, you're probably dead), which might not be
long enough to cause sterility.

Of course, if a human were to spend a long time exposed to radiation after
being treated with Aether, then yes, I imagine they would become sterile.


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