Adaptation

The incorporation of xenobiologics into ship systems became standard in 2138, a scant few decades after the 'trick' of coaxing amalgamation of electronic and mechanical parts was discovered. In spite of the eccentricities of alien biology leading to significant deviation -even between identical base models- incorporated systems have proved to be not only incredibly reliable, but significantly more resilient than their mechanical forebears. -Techno-organic Engineering: a Primer for the Mechanically Inclined