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{{SpaceMarinesPortal}}
[[Image:SManatomy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Anatomy of a Space Marine{{Fn|5}}]]
It takes a considerable amount of time to transform normal humans [[human]]s into [[Space Marine]]s. They receive implants known as [[gene-seed]] which transform their bodies and give them superhuman abilities - making them capable of spitting corrosive venom, absorbing the memories of the dead by eating their flesh, darkening their skin to protect it from radiation, and operating for long periods without sleep by switching off parts of their brains at a time.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|3}} Wounds suffered by a Space Marine that would take a baseline [[human]] months to heal, if they ever healed at all, take only days to recover from.{{Fn|17}}
Recruits are subjected to psycho-indoctrination and conditioning, strengthening their resolve and honing them into dedicated and merciless warriors. Not all recruits survive the brutal training, of course, and not all are accepted.{{Cite This}}
