Synthetic beasts were also crucial, for unlike synthetic humans who looked indistinguishably human, many experiments could not be conducted on them. Synthetic beasts, not bearing human resemblance, didn't provoke protests from human rights organizations regarding genetic editing and body modification.
Yet the advantage of synthetic humans in the Cosmic Cancer universe wasn't substantial. Nearly half of their bodies comprised mechanical constructs; upon dying and resurrecting, these mechanical parts were not included, resulting in an incomplete and degraded existence that ultimately spiraled downward.
