Wikitroid:Featured article queue/Week 36, 2007

Project Helix is the code name Space Pirates gave a program that involved fusing Phazon with Space Pirate DNA. Based on previous experiments with Phazon, the Space Pirates believed that they were now ready to combine the element with their DNA. Based on their studies, the Space Pirates believed that with the help of Phazon, they could create radical new Pirate genomes. However, benevolent mutation levels were high in current test subjects and "Phazon madness" was a concern, though they concluded refinements in the infusion process should reduce the odds of mental degeneration. The initial experiments were with Space Pirate embryos. By combining Phazon with their DNA, the Space Pirates were hoping to create an elite unit of Space Pirates, known as 'Elite Pirates'. There was limited success with few pirates reaching maturity. However, research by team Sclera eventually made a breakthrough in which parasite studies with a Phazon strain code-named 'Vertigo' were very successful. Based on this research, pirates were then infused with Vertrigo Phazon. The success rate greatly increased, and the Space Pirates army of Elite Pirates grew much larger.