Nanite (artificial intelligence)
- Intelligent AI hivemind species born February 2366 (TNG: "Evolution")
- Accidentally bred by Wesley Crusher from medical nanite stock via implementation of interconnection, evolutionary protocols (TNG: "Evolution")
- Suggested as anti-Borg weapon during initial attack against core Federation territory, but later legal battles and protections prevented their forcible enlistment (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II"; TNG Novel: Vendetta)
- Vulnerable to high-level gamma radiation bursts (TNG: "Evolution")