Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series)

Scientific Method (1997)

Robert Beltran: Cmdr. Chakotay

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• Chakotay : You smell something strange?

  Neelix : I... I'm, uh... I'm afraid that's me. I seem to be developing Mylean sweat glands. Sorry.

  Chakotay : It's not so bad.

  Neelix : Well, whatever happens, I... I try to keep in mind that things could be worse.

  [grunts heavily as he tries to lift himself onto a biobed] 

  Neelix : I still have my home here on Voyager, my friends.

  Chakotay : Your hair.

  Neelix : True, but I'd gladly lose it if I could have my taste buds back.

  Chakotay : At least you're not losing your eyesight. See that display over there? It's nothing but a blur.

  Neelix : You think that's bad? The Doctor tells me my pupils have dilated sixty percent. I-I can't even look at that display, it's so bright.

  Chakotay : Yeah? Well, I've got chronic arthritis in my fingers. I can barely keep this glass steady.

  Neelix : Well, that's nothing. My spinal column is fusing together. In a matter of days, I won't be able to walk.

  Chakotay : Got you beat! I can barely walk now.

• The Doctor : Commander Chakotay is suffering bone decalcification, tissue necrosis, decreased visual acuity - all classic signs of aging - but they've developed within hours.

  Chakotay : Any theories?

  The Doctor : There's a rare genetic disorder called progeria which causes children to age prematurely, but there's never been an adult case, and it was supposedly eradicated two centuries ago. Even so, I took a close look at your DNA. These segments regulate your body's metabolism. My scans indicate that they've been hyperstimulated somehow.

  Captain Janeway : What's the prognosis?

  The Doctor : I can't speculate on that until I've identified the cause.