Altered Species
Encyclopedia
Altered Species is a 2001 horror film
, about a scientist who has found a way to regenerate
damaged tissue in the body. He has tried his experiment on rat
s, but the effects are disastrous. One of them grows to 50 times its normal size, and attempts to destroy the laboratory.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
, about a scientist who has found a way to regenerate
Regeneration (biology)
In biology, regeneration is the process of renewal, restoration, and growth that makes genomes, cells, organs, organisms, and ecosystems resilient to natural fluctuations or events that cause disturbance or damage. Every species is capable of regeneration, from bacteria to humans. At its most...
damaged tissue in the body. He has tried his experiment on rat
Rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents of the superfamily Muroidea. "True rats" are members of the genus Rattus, the most important of which to humans are the black rat, Rattus rattus, and the brown rat, Rattus norvegicus...
s, but the effects are disastrous. One of them grows to 50 times its normal size, and attempts to destroy the laboratory.