Joe, you're truly on a barrel roll.
Anyways, we had this giant
discussion regarding amps and implants, though this is how the book itself defined it:
The asari were natural biotics although some were
more skilled than others. But for other races, including
the krogan, turians, salarians, and humans, biotic
abilities were the result of exposure to element zero,
or eezo. And most if not all biotics were equipped
with implants called Bio- amps that served to amplify
and synchronize their talents. Such individuals were
classifi ed as Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3, according to
their strength and stability. Nick was an Level 2 and
had been working out at The Cube in hopes of qualifying
as an Level 3.