Complex sentence: Because Athena is a first-generation Bioroid, she does not have the emotional limitations the second-generation has, so she has greater latitude to use "extraordinary" methods to try to find Deunan.
Split into simpler sentences: Because Athena is a 1st generation, she does not have the emotional limitations of the 2nd generation. She has greater latitude to use "extraordinary" methods to try to find Deunan.