Leo frowned. “Corrupted? How is that possible?”
“That’s what I’d like to know.” Perry gestured to a screen displaying a complex series of patterns. “These should be clean sequences, but look at these anomalies. It’s as if someone deliberately tampered with the genetic code.”
“Could it be a mistake in the testing?”
Perry’s expression hardened. “We ran it three times. The corruption is consistent.”
Leo struggled to understand what this meant for his plans. “So what now?”
“Now we need a fresh sample,” Perry said. “And we need to investigate why this happened.”
A chill ran down Leo’s spine as realization dawned. “You think someone did this intentionally?”
“I think there’s more to your little twin theory than we initially thought.” Perry handed him a tablet displaying side-by-side comparisons of DNA sequences. “These patterns shouldn’t exist naturally.”
“Well,” Perry said, shrugging, “unless of course…” She trailed off.
Leo raised an eyebrow. “Unless what?”
