Gene Bank

The Gene Bank provides instant genetic modifications that empower the player with different abilities. Scattered throughout Rapture, Gene Banks allow the player to alter the equipped plasmids and gene tonics. The Gene Bank cannot be hacked.

Genetic Alterations

 * Plasmids alter genes to give offensive and defensive powers.
 * Physical Tonics improve the player's physical abilities.
 * Engineering Tonics improve the player's ability to interact with machines.
 * Combat Tonics improve the player's ability to deal and resist damage.

Trivia

 * Gene Banks were originally called "Plasmi-Quick".
 * When the first play through demo for BioShock came out during E3, Gene Banks (Plasmi-Quik at the time) did more than alter what tonics and plasmids you can have. It also change the player's body size, how you look, etc. One example that the narrator mentioned was "increasing the size of your sexual organs" while chuckling.