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The Formula will split the world in two.	Twice in The Butterfly Effect, we have seen an image of the world splitting in half: Once on a rock in Africa (Parkman) and once on a wall near the docks (Suresh).	+ Kaito's message suggests that the formula holds the potential to destroy the world. + Hiro sees future Tokyo destroyed by some physical disaster. + Symbolism: Season 3 deals with the two sides of each character (heroic and villainous). Having the earth crack in half would be a fitting obstacle for them to overcome. + Or it could be symbolic of the rift between heroes and vilains, and not just the two sides of one person. • Note, also, that the formula itself is ripped in half. - In the future, we see that Hiro possesses only one half of the formula, suggesting that the two may have not been put together. - In I Am Become Death, Angela informs Hiro and Ando that the Formula will grant people abilities. • The world splitting in half could be metaphorical for being divided between two factions, either the natural-abilities and the artificial-abilities, or the powered-ones and the non-powered fundamentalists. The formula certainly seems to have split the opinions of many. + In I Am Become Death Gabriel Paints the future. His version of the Earth splitting is different to the others. In Gabriel's version the world is splitting into many pieces.
Mohinder's formula and the Company's formula are somehow connected.	They are both major, but for now, separate, plot points for Season 3.	• There could be possible time travel involved, whereby Mohinder's formula falls into the hands of the Company and is perfected.
In the Exposed future, The Company's version of the genetic modification formula was successfully kept out of evil hands. However Mohinder somehow managed to perfect his formula, but was not able to reverse the changes upon himself, and his version of the formula was what caused the rapid growth of the evolved human population.	None.	+ Future Peter says to Peter: "Someone from your time is working on a formula." (I Am Become Death) The Company has already perfected the formula; the only person working on it is Mohinder. This implies that his version of the formula was the one that caused the exposed future.
Mohinder's formula works just fine, its just that his power (When the formula interacts with "his individual biochemistry") has the 'drawback' of making him a monster, similar to the drawbacks we have seen for other powers (Sylar, Claire, Elle)	None	+ As mentioned, there are a variety of characters in the show that have powers that come with drawbacks, Mohinder's power could simply have side effect such as a 'hunger' (Analogous to Sylar) and unfortunate physical changes.
Usutu's yucky paste that gives people precognitive visions is similar to Arthur's / Mohinder's formulae.	None	- Mohinder's formula is said to "Interact with the individual's biochemistry" - so would not have the same effect on each person + Many real-life medicines have either been derived from natural products, or are found to be very similar to molecules that exist in nature. If a formula could be developed to give people powers, it is not a stretch to say that a concoction of natural products could do the same thing.