![]() ![]() During the Company War, Union produces large numbers of azi for its military and to augment its civilian population and thus stimulate economic growth. īecause of these modifications, azi are seen as an abomination by many on Earth, and this revulsion is an exacerbating factor in the start of the war between the Earth Company and Union. They are created to supplement the low human reproductive rate and bring a given settlement to self-sufficiency and economic viability. ![]() ![]() Although derived from human gene sequences, they are both genetically engineered and psychologically conditioned for specific occupations, such as soldiers or farmers. The azi are first developed by Union just prior to the "Company War" in the early twenty-fourth century. The subject is treated at length in Cherryh's 1989 novel Cyteen and its 2009 sequel, Regenesis. "Azi" is an acronym for "artificial zygote insemination". They appear in various books in her Alliance-Union universe.
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