Five Centuries of technological innovation have created incredibly fast spacecraft, vehicles using very little fuel or alternative fuel sources, micro-mechanics, and sky-scraping buildings reaching into high orbit. All of these tremendous breakthroughs do not compare with the introduction of genetic manipulation.Mankind found a way to delve into the DNA structure of every animal -- including humans. These genetically altered races, or 'gennies' serve a multitude of uses. Some sail the bottom of oceans in an eternal quest to clean centuries of waste. Some skim the upper atmosphere of Jupiter, engaged in hydrogen consignment. Still others fight the wars no one else wants to fight, dying so humans don't have to.