Mr Neelix thinks there is a planet nearby that is a rich source of dilithium. Just the supplies that Voyager needs if it is ever going to reach the Alpha quadrant.
However this is a complex trap and Neelix ends up having his lungs stolen. It is up to the Emergency Medical Hologram to keep Neelix alive but the doctor really needs a nurse. Neelix gets overanxious.
Captain Janeway leads a crew to find out just who is stealing body parts and can they get the lungs back.
The story introduces the Viidans. A race ravaged by disease. Janeway discovers that it is too late to get Neelix's lungs back However the Viidans have advanced medical technology to transplant one of Kes's lung to Neelix.
It does raise the question as to why both the Federation and the Vidaans did not have advanced medicine to replicate or replace the organs. Star Trek: TNG had advanced robotics in Data.
There are moral issues here which is very much original Star Trek. It was odd that Janeway tells the Viidans not to take the organs from another member of the Voyager crew. That implies it is ok to do it tom others. It means the moral issues raised were skin deep.
However this is a complex trap and Neelix ends up having his lungs stolen. It is up to the Emergency Medical Hologram to keep Neelix alive but the doctor really needs a nurse. Neelix gets overanxious.
Captain Janeway leads a crew to find out just who is stealing body parts and can they get the lungs back.
The story introduces the Viidans. A race ravaged by disease. Janeway discovers that it is too late to get Neelix's lungs back However the Viidans have advanced medical technology to transplant one of Kes's lung to Neelix.
It does raise the question as to why both the Federation and the Vidaans did not have advanced medicine to replicate or replace the organs. Star Trek: TNG had advanced robotics in Data.
There are moral issues here which is very much original Star Trek. It was odd that Janeway tells the Viidans not to take the organs from another member of the Voyager crew. That implies it is ok to do it tom others. It means the moral issues raised were skin deep.