Let's keep things simple two rules.
- No giving sentience, This is a no brainer issue.
- Let's keep it to beings under the Animilia kingdom. "mutated virus/bacteria" is a common trope.
To start:
Let's modify ants to have lungs.
Most insects are constrained by the amount of oxygen they can acquire through their exoskeleton.
Imagine how big they can get if they didn't have that constraint?
WAIT THEY DIE ON BIRTH!??
WTF this actually needs to be fixed.
Submit a bug report or fork the repo and do it yourself. It's only maintained by volunteers after all.