 Following their contact with the Expedition, the Athosians move to Lantea and their leader, Teyla Emmagan, joins Major Sheppard's team.In "The Gift", it is revealed that some Athosians possess Wraith DNA, resulting from an old Wraith experiment to make humans more "palatable".This allows these individuals to sense the presence of Wraith, to tap into their telepathic communications, and to control Wraith technology.