PATIENT ZERO -The lone survivor
They were men of science who had long ago traded their Hippocratic oaths for blank checks and unrestricted access to forbidden biology.
"Play it again," Manji ordered. His voice was soft, barely a whisper, yet it commanded absolute silence in the room.
On the central screen, the shaky cell phone footage played for the hundredth time. It showed the chaotic aftermath of the accident in the city center. It showed the boy, Baraka Juma, screaming in the red dust.
"Magnificent," Professor Peter breathed, leaning forward. He paused the video at the exact moment the regeneration began. "Look at the rate of cellular mitosis. It’s... it’s aggressive. It defies the Hayflick limit entirely."