Cerebro Mutant Profile 111111: Glimpse

Cyclopian Child Born in Chennai, India

from BoingBoing

Scott Carney, a tech journalist who lives in Chennai, India, says:

A one-eyed child suffering from a rare chromosomal disorder known as cyclopia was born in a hospital in Chennai earlier this week. The disorder occurs during pregnancy when the cells that constitute the forebrain fail to develop properly and fuse into a single eye. Instances of cyclopia are generally attributed to outside factors like ambient pollution, radiation, drugs and the introduction of other agents that can alter fetal development.

The pictures bare an eerie resemblance to images of Love Canal, a suburban community built on top of the most notorious toxic waste dump in New York State. While the small town was still populated, several children were born without eyes and cancer was hundreds of times the normal rate.

Winner: Immortalization in Sidebar!
added to: The Real Mutant Menace!
New mutant, codename Glimpse
Mutant Abilities: Cyclops, kinda creepy when he winks at you, impenetrable virginity