Human

For themirror universe counterpart, seeTerran (mirror).

Human

In some instances, Humans have also been called "Earth creatures" and "Earthlings" and a Human male called "Earthman." (TASepisode: "Yesteryear";Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,STnovel:The Return,STreference:The Worlds of the Federation;TNGvideo game:The Transinium Challenge)

Biology[]

Physiology[]

While Humans are considered fairly biologically average, they are resilient in some ways. Human skin is regarded as a resilient organ and along with redundant organs such as two lungs and two kidneys instead of one of each makes Humans more resilient to physical trauma. (ENTepisode: "Strange New World")

Humans are more resistant to heat thanAndorians andArkonians. (ENTepisode: "Dawn")

They are also more resistant to cold temperatures when compared toKlingons. This is due to their efficient biological temperature regulation. (VOYepisode: "Displaced")

One of the many similarities shared between this race andVulcanoids has to do with their biological sync with seven standard years. For average Humans, every 7 years thecell count is completely replaced within the body. Except for permanent ones, such as egg,brain and spinal cells, the tissues are re-generated after this passage of time. (TOSnovel:Ex Machina ch.1 pg.8)

The bipedal body shape was created/evolved for its simple function, yet diversity. (TNGepisode: "The Chase")

This, in theory, was what made the notion ofandroid life easier to relate to. (TNGepisode: "Datalore") Organic, also known ascarbon based. (TOSmovie:The Motion Picture)

Humans do however possess an acute sense of hearing, sight and taste compared to other species; their sense of smell, however, is considered fairly poor. (DS9episodes: "Distant Voices", "Treachery, Faith and the Great River")

Terrans are the true manifestation of their homeworld,Terra. Both are made up of 75%water.(TOSepisode: "The Omega Glory",TNGepisode: "Home Soil")

Medical conditions[]

• Alzheimer's disease
• Arthritis
• Cancer
• Darnay's disease
• Irumodic Syndrome
• Taggart's Syndrome

Human philosophy[]

The philosophy of most Humans revolves around self-enlightenment and the betterment of society as a whole. (TNGmovie:Star Trek: First Contact)

A Human's moral goal is the achievement of knowledge through peaceful exploration, as recognized inStarfleet'sPrime Directive of non-interference with other cultures. (TNGepisode: "Time's Arrow")

Human beings have been observed (both objectively and subjectively) as a "...predator species that preys even upon itself." (TOSepisode: "The Squire of Gothos")

Humans have found a sense of balance in their lives and attitudes. Compassion, courage and intellect that have been developed into an ideal combination, with ambitions of further self-improvement. Greed and selfishness have faded on a mass scale as technological progress opened Humanity's possibilities. Deviations from these ideals are rare and considered abnormal behaviour for Humans. (TOSepisode: "Dagger of the Mind";DS9episodes: "Past Tense, Part I", "Past Tense, Part II")

Many alien cultures have found Humanity confusing, due (in part) to the fact that Humans are mostly very hesitant to engage in conflict, but would fight with lethal force as a last resort. This inherent conflicting nature made Earth an ideal choice in mediating disputes and finding common ground in interstellar affairs, where the more experienced Vulcans had failed. TheVulcan AmbassadorSoval himself once acknowledged toAdmiralMaxwell Forrest that some of his people feared humans because, while both species had faced destructive wars, humans had been able to rebuild their society and look back towards space exploration in less than a century, which had been a feat that Vulcans had been able to achieve earlier, but only after almost fifteen hundred years. In the same conversation, Soval noted that humans bore a number of the qualities which defined other species - the confidence ofAndorians, pride ofTellarites,emotional drive ofKlingons andlogic of Vulcans - but observers from the last of these aforementioned cultures were unable to define mankind with any one quality. (ENTepisodes: "The Andorian Incident", "The Forge")

Human technology[]

Human technology was fairly advanced and it was also the basis forStarfleet equipment and ships due to the fact that Starfleet was located on Earth and also because it once was an Earth-based organisation. For this reasonFederation technology can be considered Human technology and vice versa, due to Humanity's overwhelming dominance in the Federation. (DS9episode: "Homefront")

However Humans are most likely known for making rapid progress when developing new technologies.They developed awarp 5 drive in less than a century while it took theVulcans centuries to even break the warp 2 barrier. (ENTepisode: "First Flight")

Humans in the galaxy[]

Throughouthistory, by their own means, once faster-than-light engines were known to the race (and by aliens' intervention, previously); Humans have spread out into the galaxy. Many Humans have forgedcolonies, during the early Human expansion from Earth. The many members of theMasai culture found a new home on the planetEristas. (EVcomic: "Flesh of My Flesh")

The majority of Human colonies and settlements are part of the Federation but some, such as the colony ofEuropa Nova, maintain independence. (DS9novel:Demons of Air and Darkness)

In2254, renegade Humans in theMarrat Nebula region joined abrigand to attackStarbase 13, concerned that a Starfleet operation,Project Pharos; which the Starbase was coordinating, would curtail their illegal activities in the region. (EVcomic: "The Fires of Pharos")

Humans[]

Seecategory:Humans for a list of Human individuals.

See alsounnamed Humans.

Human cultures[]

• Augment
• Bavaryan
• Changed
• Children of Khan
• Empyrean

• Heran
• Immortal
• Magnian
• Mythran
• Neolithian
• New Human
• Neyel
• Novan
• Terratin

Appendices[]

External links[]

• Human article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.
• Human article atWikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• Human article atStar Fleet Universe wiki, the wiki forStar Fleet Universe /Star Fleet Battles.