diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm b/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
index c45b41afa84..4cbeab8f995 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
 #define TRAIT_PARALYSIS_R_LEG	"para-r-leg"
 #define TRAIT_NOMOBSWAP            "no-mob-swap"
 #define TRAIT_XRAY_VISION       "xray_vision"
+#define TRAIT_ABDUCTOR_TRAINING "abductor-training"
+#define TRAIT_ABDUCTOR_SCIENTIST_TRAINING "abductor-scientist-training"
+#define TRAIT_SURGEON           "surgeon"
 
 //non-mob traits
 #define TRAIT_PARALYSIS			"paralysis" //Used for limb-based paralysis, where replacing the limb will fix it
@@ -102,3 +105,4 @@
 #define EYES_COVERED "eyes_covered"
 #define CULT_EYES "cult_eyes"
 #define SCRYING_ORB "scrying-orb"
+#define ABDUCTOR_ANTAGONIST "abductor-antagonist"
diff --git a/code/datums/traits.dm b/code/datums/traits.dm
index c105865b11e..15715c3c888 100644
--- a/code/datums/traits.dm
+++ b/code/datums/traits.dm
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 /datum/proc/add_trait(trait, source)
 	LAZYINITLIST(status_traits)
-		
+
 	if(!status_traits[trait])
 		status_traits[trait] = list(source)
 	else
 		status_traits[trait] |= list(source)
-		
+
 
 /datum/proc/remove_trait(trait, list/sources, force)
 	if(!status_traits)
 		return //nothing to remove
-		
+
 	if(!status_traits[trait])
 		return
 
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
 
 	if(!LAZYLEN(status_traits[trait]))
 		status_traits -= trait
-		
+
 /datum/proc/has_trait(trait, list/sources)
 	if(!status_traits)
 		return FALSE //well of course it doesn't have the trait
-		
+
 	if(!status_traits[trait])
 		return FALSE
 
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@
 				return TRUE
 	else if(LAZYLEN(status_traits[trait]))
 		return TRUE
-		
+
 /datum/proc/remove_all_traits(remove_species_traits = FALSE, remove_organ_traits = FALSE, remove_quirks = FALSE)
 	if(!status_traits)
 		return //nothing to remove
-		
+
 	var/list/blacklisted_sources = list()
 	if(!remove_species_traits)
 		blacklisted_sources += SPECIES_TRAIT
@@ -72,4 +72,4 @@
 				break
 		if(!skip)
 			remove_trait(kebab, null, TRUE)
-		CHECK_TICK
\ No newline at end of file
+		CHECK_TICK
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/abductor.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/abductor.dm
index 3e5a3c257c4..fa41b65f97b 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/abductor.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/abductor.dm
@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@
 	owner.assigned_role = "[name] [sub_role]"
 	objectives += team.objectives
 	finalize_abductor()
+	owner.add_trait(TRAIT_ABDUCTOR_TRAINING, ABDUCTOR_ANTAGONIST)
 	return ..()
 
 /datum/antagonist/abductor/on_removal()
 	if(owner.current)
 		to_chat(owner.current,"<span class='userdanger'>You are no longer the [owner.special_role]!</span>")
 	owner.special_role = null
+	owner.remove_trait(TRAIT_ABDUCTOR_TRAINING, ABDUCTOR_ANTAGONIST)
 	return ..()
 
 /datum/antagonist/abductor/greet()
@@ -73,11 +75,15 @@
 
 	update_abductor_icons_added(owner,"abductor")
 
-/datum/antagonist/abductor/scientist/finalize_abductor()
-	..()
-	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = owner.current
-	var/datum/species/abductor/A = H.dna.species
-	A.scientist = TRUE
+/datum/antagonist/abductor/scientist/on_gain()
+	owner.add_trait(TRAIT_ABDUCTOR_SCIENTIST_TRAINING, ABDUCTOR_ANTAGONIST)
+	owner.add_trait(TRAIT_SURGEON, ABDUCTOR_ANTAGONIST)
+	. = ..()
+
+/datum/antagonist/abductor/scientist/on_removal()
+	owner.remove_trait(TRAIT_ABDUCTOR_SCIENTIST_TRAINING, ABDUCTOR_ANTAGONIST)
+	owner.remove_trait(TRAIT_SURGEON, ABDUCTOR_ANTAGONIST)
+	. = ..()
 
 /datum/antagonist/abductor/admin_add(datum/mind/new_owner,mob/admin)
 	var/list/current_teams = list()
@@ -211,4 +217,4 @@
 /datum/antagonist/proc/update_abductor_icons_removed(datum/mind/alien_mind)
 	var/datum/atom_hud/antag/hud = GLOB.huds[ANTAG_HUD_ABDUCTOR]
 	hud.leave_hud(alien_mind.current)
-	set_antag_hud(alien_mind.current, null)
\ No newline at end of file
+	set_antag_hud(alien_mind.current, null)
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/equipment/abduction_gear.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/equipment/abduction_gear.dm
index 5249bc04db3..ec968aafed2 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/equipment/abduction_gear.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/equipment/abduction_gear.dm
@@ -134,22 +134,24 @@
 	lefthand_file = 'icons/mob/inhands/antag/abductor_lefthand.dmi'
 	righthand_file = 'icons/mob/inhands/antag/abductor_righthand.dmi'
 
-/obj/item/abductor/proc/AbductorCheck(user)
-	if(isabductor(user))
+/obj/item/abductor/proc/AbductorCheck(mob/user)
+	if(user.has_trait(TRAIT_ABDUCTOR_TRAINING))
 		return TRUE
 	to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You can't figure how this works!</span>")
 	return FALSE
 
-/obj/item/abductor/proc/ScientistCheck(user)
-	if(!AbductorCheck(user))
-		return FALSE
+/obj/item/abductor/proc/ScientistCheck(mob/user)
+	var/training = user.has_trait(TRAIT_ABDUCTOR_TRAINING)
+	var/sci_training = user.has_trait(TRAIT_ABDUCTOR_SCIENTIST_TRAINING)
 
-	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = user
-	var/datum/species/abductor/S = H.dna.species
-	if(S.scientist)
-		return TRUE
-	to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You're not trained to use this!</span>")
-	return FALSE
+	if(training && !sci_training)
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You're not trained to use this!</span>")
+		. = FALSE
+	else if(!training && !sci_training)
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You can't figure how this works!</span>")
+		. = FALSE
+	else
+		. = TRUE
 
 /obj/item/abductor/gizmo
 	name = "science tool"
@@ -675,7 +677,7 @@ Congratulations! You are now trained for invasive xenobiology research!"}
 	desc = "Abduct with style - spiky style. Prevents digital tracking."
 	icon_state = "alienhelmet"
 	item_state = "alienhelmet"
-	blockTracking = 1
+	blockTracking = TRUE
 	flags_inv = HIDEMASK|HIDEEARS|HIDEEYES|HIDEFACE|HIDEHAIR|HIDEFACIALHAIR
 
 // Operating Table / Beds / Lockers
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/equipment/gland.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/equipment/gland.dm
index 969590402c0..58a8ec92f3b 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/equipment/gland.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/equipment/gland.dm
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	icon_state = "gland"
 	status = ORGAN_ROBOTIC
 	beating = TRUE
+	var/true_name = "baseline placebo referencer"
 	var/cooldown_low = 300
 	var/cooldown_high = 300
 	var/next_activation = 0
@@ -16,6 +17,11 @@
 	var/mind_control_duration = 1800
 	var/active_mind_control = FALSE
 
+/obj/item/organ/heart/gland/examine(mob/user)
+	. = ..()
+	if(user.has_trait(TRAIT_ABDUCTOR_SCIENTIST_TRAINING) || isobserver(user))
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>It is \a [true_name].</span>")
+
 /obj/item/organ/heart/gland/proc/ownerCheck()
 	if(ishuman(owner))
 		return TRUE
@@ -95,6 +101,7 @@
 	return
 
 /obj/item/organ/heart/gland/heals
+	true_name = "coherency harmonizer"
 	cooldown_low = 200
 	cooldown_high = 400
 	uses = -1
@@ -109,6 +116,7 @@
 	owner.adjustOxyLoss(-20)
 
 /obj/item/organ/heart/gland/slime
+	true_name = "gastric animation galvanizer"
 	cooldown_low = 600
 	cooldown_high = 1200
 	uses = -1
@@ -130,6 +138,7 @@
 	Slime.Leader = owner
 
 /obj/item/organ/heart/gland/mindshock
+	true_name = "neural crosstalk uninhibitor"
 	cooldown_low = 400
 	cooldown_high = 700
 	uses = -1
@@ -156,6 +165,7 @@
 				H.hallucination += 60
 
 /obj/item/organ/heart/gland/pop
+	true_name = "anthropmorphic translocator"
 	cooldown_low = 900
 	cooldown_high = 1800
 	uses = -1
@@ -171,6 +181,7 @@
 	owner.set_species(species)
 
 /obj/item/organ/heart/gland/ventcrawling
+	true_name = "pliant cartilage enabler"
 	cooldown_low = 1800
 	cooldown_high = 2400
 	uses = 1
@@ -183,6 +194,7 @@
 	owner.ventcrawler = VENTCRAWLER_ALWAYS
 
 /obj/item/organ/heart/gland/viral
+	true_name = "contamination incubator"
 	cooldown_low = 1800
 	cooldown_high = 2400
 	uses = 1
@@ -217,6 +229,7 @@
 	return A
 
 /obj/item/organ/heart/gland/trauma
+	true_name = "white matter randomiser"
 	cooldown_low = 800
 	cooldown_high = 1200
 	uses = 5
@@ -235,6 +248,7 @@
 			owner.gain_trauma_type(BRAIN_TRAUMA_MILD, rand(TRAUMA_RESILIENCE_BASIC, TRAUMA_RESILIENCE_LOBOTOMY))
 
 /obj/item/organ/heart/gland/spiderman
+	true_name = "araneae cloister accelerator"
 	cooldown_low = 450
 	cooldown_high = 900
 	uses = -1
@@ -249,6 +263,7 @@
 	S.directive = "Protect your nest inside [owner.real_name]."
 
 /obj/item/organ/heart/gland/egg
+	true_name = "roe/enzymatic synthesizer"
 	cooldown_low = 300
 	cooldown_high = 400
 	uses = -1
@@ -264,6 +279,7 @@
 	new /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/egg/gland(T)
 
 /obj/item/organ/heart/gland/electric
+	true_name = "electron accumulator/discharger"
 	cooldown_low = 800
 	cooldown_high = 1200
 	uses = -1
@@ -289,6 +305,7 @@
 	playsound(get_turf(owner), 'sound/magic/lightningshock.ogg', 50, 1)
 
 /obj/item/organ/heart/gland/chem
+	true_name = "intrinsic pharma-provider"
 	cooldown_low = 50
 	cooldown_high = 50
 	uses = -1
@@ -315,6 +332,7 @@
 	..()
 
 /obj/item/organ/heart/gland/plasma
+	true_name = "effluvium sanguine-synonym emitter"
 	cooldown_low = 1200
 	cooldown_high = 1800
 	uses = -1
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/machinery/camera.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/machinery/camera.dm
index 1d18cbe7b56..022234b6c87 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/machinery/camera.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/machinery/camera.dm
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@
 		actions += set_droppoint_action
 
 /obj/machinery/computer/camera_advanced/abductor/proc/IsScientist(mob/living/carbon/human/H)
-	var/datum/species/abductor/S = H.dna.species
-	return S.scientist
+	return H.has_trait(TRAIT_ABDUCTOR_SCIENTIST_TRAINING)
 
 /datum/action/innate/teleport_in
 	name = "Send To"
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/machinery/console.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/machinery/console.dm
index b3e52ed0a6c..30eec3d5464 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/machinery/console.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/machinery/console.dm
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	. = ..()
 	if(.)
 		return
-	if(!isabductor(user))
+	if(!user.has_trait(TRAIT_ABDUCTOR_TRAINING))
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You start mashing alien buttons at random!</span>")
 		if(do_after(user,100, target = src))
 			TeleporterSend()
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/machinery/pad.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/machinery/pad.dm
index 1cb95fbf052..ab636f7d0e8 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/machinery/pad.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/abductor/machinery/pad.dm
@@ -53,4 +53,4 @@
 	. = ..()
 	var/datum/effect_system/spark_spread/S = new
 	S.set_up(10,0,loc)
-	S.start()
\ No newline at end of file
+	S.start()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/abductors.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/abductors.dm
index 5d3ca54d12c..9c5c6d5e2fd 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/abductors.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/abductors.dm
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 	species_traits = list(NOBLOOD,NOEYES)
 	inherent_traits = list(TRAIT_VIRUSIMMUNE,TRAIT_NOGUNS,TRAIT_NOHUNGER,TRAIT_NOBREATH)
 	mutanttongue = /obj/item/organ/tongue/abductor
-	var/scientist = FALSE // vars to not pollute spieces list with castes
-
-/datum/species/abductor/copy_properties_from(datum/species/abductor/old_species)
-	scientist = old_species.scientist
 
 /datum/species/abductor/on_species_gain(mob/living/carbon/C, datum/species/old_species)
 	. = ..()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
index e2bf5fd0538..85e22844fb3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
@@ -512,4 +512,12 @@ It's fairly easy to fix if dealing with single letters but not so much with comp
 	. = ""
 
 	if(has_trait(TRAIT_DISSECTED))
-		. += "<span class='notice'>This body has been dissected and analyzed. It is no longer worth experimenting on.</span><br>"
\ No newline at end of file
+		. += "<span class='notice'>This body has been dissected and analyzed. It is no longer worth experimenting on.</span><br>"
+
+/mob/has_trait(trait, list/sources, check_mind=TRUE)
+	. = ..(trait, sources)
+	if(.)
+		return
+
+	if(check_mind && istype(mind))
+		return mind.has_trait(trait, sources)
diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/surgery.dm b/code/modules/surgery/surgery.dm
index db724ebd655..ea8ab736d6f 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/surgery.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/surgery.dm
@@ -88,13 +88,10 @@
 /datum/surgery/advanced/can_start(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target)
 	if(!..())
 		return FALSE
-	//Abductor scientists need no instructions
-	if(isabductor(user))
-		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = user
-		var/datum/species/abductor/S = H.dna.species
-		if(S.scientist)
-			return TRUE
-	
+	// True surgeons (like abductor scientists) need no instructions
+	if(user.has_trait(TRAIT_SURGEON))
+		return TRUE
+
 	if(iscyborg(user))
 		var/mob/living/silicon/robot/R = user
 		var/obj/item/surgical_processor/SP = locate() in R.module.modules
@@ -102,7 +99,7 @@
 			return FALSE
 		if(type in SP.advanced_surgeries)
 			return TRUE
-	
+
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(target)
 	var/obj/structure/table/optable/table = locate(/obj/structure/table/optable, T)
 	if(!table || !table.computer)