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[[File:Khan Noonien Singh, 2267.jpg|thumb|Khan Noonien Singh in 2267]]
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Unfortunately, Soong managed to escape on [[Verex III]] and rejoin his Augments, who then planned to use their Bird-of-Prey to free the thousands of other embryos on Cold Station 12. All of these Augments were killed when Malik destroyed their Bird-of-Prey to avoid capture. Soong, who "defected" to ''Enterprise'', decided afterwards to switch his focus to [[cybernetic]]s.
=== Klingon Augments ===
These subjects did gain increased strength and intelligence, but they died when their [[neural pathway]]s degraded. Unfortunately, one of the subjects was suffering from [[Levodian flu]], which was modified by the Augment genes to become a [[Klingon augment virus|deadly, airborne plague]] that spread throughout [[Klingon Empire|the Empire]]. An early symptom of this plague caused victims to lose the ridges on their foreheads and to look more Human. Other symptoms included irregular [[heart]]beat, chest pain, and tingling in the cranial ridges.
A cure was eventually created by [[Phlox]] which halted the [[virus]] in the first stage, retaining the changes in appearance but with no enhanced strength, speed, or endurance. This left millions of Klingons without their ridges, an alteration that was even passed on to their children, though it was hoped that one day gene therapy would be developed to reverse the effects. The effects of this virus were reversed in at least part of the population by the [[2270s]]. ({{film|1}})
{{bginfo|The Klingon Augment situation was used to explain why Klingons in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' had flat foreheads, showed fear more openly, and had straight teeth. In a scene description from the final draft script of "Divergence", the Klingon augments were once referred to as "metagens".}}
=== The Return of Khan ===
The fate of Khan and his Augments remained unknown until [[2267]], when the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} discovered the {{SS|Botany Bay}}, a {{class|DY-100}} [[sleeper ship]]. Aboard the ship was Khan and 72 of his fellow Augments (twelve had died due to [[stasis]] unit failure in the interim). At first the ''Enterprise'' crew was unaware of the true identity of Khan, but when it was discovered, Khan attempted to take the ship, though he ultimately failed.
In [[2285]], Khan seized control of the {{USS|Reliant}}, intending to use it to destroy Kirk in revenge for what had happened to him and his people. In the end, Khan died when ''Reliant'' was destroyed by the detonation of the [[Genesis Device]] after a [[Battle of the Mutara Nebula|heated battle]] in the [[Mutara Nebula]].
[[24th Century Augmentation]]
Earth's restrictions on genetic modification eventually spread to the Federation, however there were a few colonies that performed the necessary operations illegally. This included operations that did not bestow the full "gifts" of augmentation, but rather specific aspects such as increased intelligence or improved motor skills. Dr. Julian Bashir was one such augment.
== Known Augments ==
*[[Khan Noonien Singh]] - Warlord (Deceased)
*[[Bashir, Julian|Julian Bashir]] - Chief Medical Officer, Deep Space Nine
