From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npois!alice!sjb Newsgroups: net.movies Title: Re: STII *SPOILER WARNING* New Queries Article-I.D.: alice.683 Posted: Sun Jun 20 22:56:28 1982 Received: Tue Jun 22 02:06:13 1982 References: cbosgd.2376 As I understood it (and as has been said many times via this media), the Genesis device created life by rearranging the existing matrix into the new matrix. Thus, any preexisting life on the target would have its matrix rearranged. This could open a possibility for Khan (and, of course, Spock) to come back in another form.