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| rdfs:comment | - Once they penetrated the skin, they released a series of Borg nanoprobes, the bloodstream being the initial target. They took over the blood cell functions in a manner similar to a virus. Assimilation was almost instantaneous. (VOY: "Scorpion") The tubules were capable of penetrating any alloy or energy field known to the Federation. They also allowed drones to interface with technology and possibly reconfigure it using their nanotechnology. (ENT: "Regeneration"; Star Trek: First Contact; VOY: "Scorpion")
- Assimilation tubules are a technology used by the Borg to deliver nanoprobes to prospective drones and to allow nanoprobes to create interfaces with technology to allow a drone direct control. Injection tubules are normally found in the hands of drones. (TNG movie: Star Trek: First Contact)
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| abstract | - Assimilation tubules are a technology used by the Borg to deliver nanoprobes to prospective drones and to allow nanoprobes to create interfaces with technology to allow a drone direct control. Injection tubules are normally found in the hands of drones. (TNG movie: Star Trek: First Contact) In 2376, the crew of the USS Defiant discovered that Borg technology such as assimilation tubules can survive the death of the drone under certain circumstances. This information allowed Elias Vaughn to stop the assimilated Ruriko Tenmei from assimilating Prynn Tenmei. (DS9 - Mission Gamma novel: Lesser Evil)
- Once they penetrated the skin, they released a series of Borg nanoprobes, the bloodstream being the initial target. They took over the blood cell functions in a manner similar to a virus. Assimilation was almost instantaneous. (VOY: "Scorpion") The tubules were capable of penetrating any alloy or energy field known to the Federation. They also allowed drones to interface with technology and possibly reconfigure it using their nanotechnology. (ENT: "Regeneration"; Star Trek: First Contact; VOY: "Scorpion") In their first appearance and in "Scorpion", the assimilation tubules appeared to be rigid, talon-like weapons; however, in later appearances on Voyager, the tubules seemed to be flexible objects, more along the lines of "tubules". This may indicate that they could stiffen depending on function. Although the technology made its debut in Star Trek: First Contact, their appearance in a flashback sequence in "Survival Instinct" indicates that the Borg possessed the technology earlier.
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