"Whatever happens is clearly biological, though reasonably likely given a boost by Super Science."
[NODS] Pat Troughton's line after the first one was: "Part of me... part of the TARDIS... Without it I couldn't survive." It's not clarified what the "it" refers to: It could refer to the TARDIS, but I prefer to think it refers to the whole phenomenon of regeneration.
I like to think it's basically a biological phenomenon, but one that generally goes a lot more smoothly and reliably with the aid of something the TARDIS provides (and which is presumably provided by standalone equipment when on Gallifrey, e.g. the kind of equipment equipment used by Mawdryn and co., which ISTR was stolen from the Time Lords.)
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Date: 2010-05-12 07:15 pm (UTC)[NODS] Pat Troughton's line after the first one was: "Part of me... part of the TARDIS... Without it I couldn't survive." It's not clarified what the "it" refers to: It could refer to the TARDIS, but I prefer to think it refers to the whole phenomenon of regeneration.
I like to think it's basically a biological phenomenon, but one that generally goes a lot more smoothly and reliably with the aid of something the TARDIS provides (and which is presumably provided by standalone equipment when on Gallifrey, e.g. the kind of equipment equipment used by Mawdryn and co., which ISTR was stolen from the Time Lords.)