diff --git a/Source/Client/Managers/DeepScribeManager.cs b/Source/Client/Managers/DeepScribeManager.cs
index 3e75135d..1ba33b49 100644
--- a/Source/Client/Managers/DeepScribeManager.cs
+++ b/Source/Client/Managers/DeepScribeManager.cs
@@ -1004,6 +1004,7 @@ public static ThingDataFile ItemToString(Thing thing, int thingCount)
 
             if (DeepScribeHelper.CheckIfThingIsGenepack(toUse)) GetGenepackDetails(toUse, thingData);
             else if (DeepScribeHelper.CheckIfThingIsBook(toUse)) GetBookDetails(toUse, thingData);
+            else if (DeepScribeHelper.CheckIfThingIsXenoGerm(toUse)) GetXenoGermDetails(toUse, thingData);
             return thingData;
         }
 
@@ -1025,6 +1026,7 @@ public static Thing StringToItem(ThingDataFile thingData)
 
             if (DeepScribeHelper.CheckIfThingIsGenepack(thing)) SetGenepackDetails(thing, thingData);
             else if (DeepScribeHelper.CheckIfThingIsBook(thing)) SetBookDetails(thing, thingData);
+            else if (DeepScribeHelper.CheckIfThingIsXenoGerm(thing)) SetXenoGermDetails(thing, thingData);
             return thing;
         }
 
@@ -1093,15 +1095,7 @@ private static void GetGenepackDetails(Thing thing, ThingDataFile thingData)
             try
             {
                 Genepack genepack = (Genepack)thing;
-
-                Type type = genepack.GetType();
-                FieldInfo fieldInfo = type.GetField("geneSet", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
-                GeneSet geneSet = (GeneSet)fieldInfo.GetValue(genepack);
-
-                type = geneSet.GetType();
-                fieldInfo = type.GetField("genes", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
-                List<GeneDef> geneList = (List<GeneDef>)fieldInfo.GetValue(geneSet);
-                foreach (GeneDef gene in geneList) thingData.GenepackData.genepackDefs.Add(gene.defName);
+                foreach (GeneDef gene in genepack.GeneSet.GenesListForReading) thingData.GenepackData.genepackDefs.Add(gene.defName);
             }
             catch (Exception e) { Logger.Warning(e.ToString()); }
         }
@@ -1147,6 +1141,17 @@ private static void GetBookDetails(Thing thing, ThingDataFile thingData)
             catch (Exception e) { Logger.Warning(e.ToString()); }
         }
 
+        private static void GetXenoGermDetails(Thing thing, ThingDataFile thingDataFile) 
+        {
+            try 
+            {
+                Xenogerm germData = (Xenogerm)thing;
+                foreach (GeneDef gene in germData.GeneSet.GenesListForReading) thingDataFile.XenoGermData.geneDefs.Add(gene.defName);
+                thingDataFile.XenoGermData.xenoTypeName = germData.xenotypeName;
+                thingDataFile.XenoGermData.iconDef = germData.iconDef.defName;
+            } catch (Exception e ) { Logger.Warning(e.ToString()); } 
+        }
+
         //Setters
 
         private static Thing SetItem(ThingDataFile thingData)
@@ -1218,22 +1223,13 @@ private static void SetGenepackDetails(Thing thing, ThingDataFile thingData)
             try
             {
                 Genepack genepack = (Genepack)thing;
-
-                Type type = genepack.GetType();
-                FieldInfo fieldInfo = type.GetField("geneSet", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
-                GeneSet geneSet = (GeneSet)fieldInfo.GetValue(genepack);
-
-                type = geneSet.GetType();
-                fieldInfo = type.GetField("genes", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
-
-                List<GeneDef> geneList = (List<GeneDef>)fieldInfo.GetValue(geneSet);
-                geneList.Clear();
+                List<GeneDef> geneDefs = new List<GeneDef>();
                 foreach (string str in thingData.GenepackData.genepackDefs)
                 {
                     GeneDef gene = DefDatabase<GeneDef>.AllDefs.First(fetch => fetch.defName == str);
-                    geneList.Add(gene);
+                    geneDefs.Add(gene);
                 }
-                geneSet.GenerateName();
+                genepack.Initialize(geneDefs);
             }
             catch (Exception e) { Logger.Warning(e.ToString()); }
         }
@@ -1294,6 +1290,25 @@ private static void SetBookDetails(Thing thing, ThingDataFile thingData)
             }
             catch (Exception e) { Logger.Warning(e.ToString()); }
         }
+
+        private static void SetXenoGermDetails(Thing thing, ThingDataFile thingDataFile)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                Xenogerm germData = (Xenogerm)thing;
+                List<Genepack> genePacks = new List<Genepack>();
+                foreach (string genepacks in thingDataFile.XenoGermData.geneDefs) 
+                {
+                    Genepack genepack = new Genepack();
+                    List<GeneDef> geneDefs = new List<GeneDef>();
+                    geneDefs.Add(DefDatabase<GeneDef>.GetNamed(genepacks));
+                    genepack.Initialize(geneDefs);
+                    genePacks.Add(genepack);
+                }
+                germData.Initialize(genePacks, thingDataFile.XenoGermData.xenoTypeName, DefDatabase<XenotypeIconDef>.GetNamed(thingDataFile.XenoGermData.iconDef));
+            }
+            catch (Exception e) { Logger.Warning(e.ToString()); }
+        }
     }
 
     //Class that handles transformation of maps
@@ -1770,5 +1785,13 @@ public static bool CheckIfThingIsGenepack(Thing thing)
             if (thing.def.defName == ThingDefOf.Genepack.defName) return true;
             else return false;
         }
+
+        public static bool CheckIfThingIsXenoGerm(Thing thing) 
+        {
+            if(!ModsConfig.BiotechActive) return false;
+
+            if (thing.def.defName == ThingDefOf.Xenogerm.defName) return true;
+            else return false;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Source/Shared/Files/Components/Thing/XenoGermData.cs b/Source/Shared/Files/Components/Thing/XenoGermData.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..745747fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Shared/Files/Components/Thing/XenoGermData.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Shared 
+{
+    public class XenoGermData 
+    {
+        public List<string> geneDefs = new List<string>();
+
+        public string xenoTypeName = "";
+
+        public string iconDef = "";
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Source/Shared/Files/ThingDataFile.cs b/Source/Shared/Files/ThingDataFile.cs
index 75c569e3..3e696573 100644
--- a/Source/Shared/Files/ThingDataFile.cs
+++ b/Source/Shared/Files/ThingDataFile.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public class ThingDataFile
 
         public BookData BookData = new BookData();
 
+        public XenoGermData XenoGermData = new XenoGermData();
+
         public PlantData PlantData = new PlantData();
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Source/Shared/Shared.projitems b/Source/Shared/Shared.projitems
index 1bb146ae..6830908d 100644
--- a/Source/Shared/Shared.projitems
+++ b/Source/Shared/Shared.projitems
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Files\ActionValuesFile.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Files\Components\Thing\XenoGermData.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Files\DifficultyValuesFile.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Files\SettlementFile.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Files\RoadValuesFile.cs" />