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I thought so as well, specially with the whole DNA bursting sequence culminating in the formation of a red cell (RBC?) which quickly started multiplying inside the water (first 2, then 4...).
Then, that whole sequence with David mixing the same sticky substance with Holloway's drink which resulted in him going awry (and his love-making with Shaw resulting in the rapid formation and development of the squid baby, leading up to the self-surgery sequence) and mutating into something which deteriorated his condition so badly he basically brought his own death to himself (by getting burnt by Vicker's flamethrower) - this threw a spanner into the works.
If this was the same substance which resulted in the formation and development of RBCs, why did it cause such rapid mutation in Holloway and that uber-quick pregnancy of Shaw? If it was the percursor to the RBCs, Holloway shouldn't have been affected. If affected, he should have mutated into...another human?
If it turns out to be the former (both substances are separate), I stand corrected. If the latter (both are the same), then I guess Part 2 will have to answer that as well.
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The black goo seems to have different effects on what it infects and how?
The effects it had on Shaw were very different than what it did to Fifield (it turned him into an uber strong, pcp Zombie). It made the indigenous lifeforms (the worms) a 1000 bigger. Assuming it was the same substance at the start, it breaks down the Engineers to their DNA building blocks.
This seems like a more logical explaination than the Engineer was
'Someone who raised their voice on the continuous production of bio-weapons and, as a result, was cast out and punished by making them forcefully feed themselves with the sticky stuff.'. I see zero evidence for this.
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Could it be that the races of man & Engineers are related, with the Space Jockey of Alien being a superior set of beings above the Engineers? That could explain the 100% DNA match - siblings share the same DNA.
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What I am questioning is the 100%. Only creatures of the same race have exactly the same DNA. Clearly Engineers/Space Jockeys are not the same race as humans.