Biomimetic gel

• Liquid substance used in genetic research
  • Can be used to replicate any genetic material on contact
    • Presumptive per name
  • Restricted but still legal to trade within Federation space through late 2370 (TNG: "Force of Nature", "Preemptive Strike")
    • Restricted due to applications to research and development of biogenic weapons, organic explosives (DS9: "In the Pale Moonlight")
  • Illegal to trade within Federation by mid-2371 (DS9: "Distant Voices")
• Common tool for development of antiviral treatments (DS9 Novem: Mission Gamma: This Gray Spirit)