The organism's genetic coding appears
similar to DNA but I detect only three
different nucleotides.
SCIENTIST #4
(re-examining the data)
It appears that each nucleotide is
capable of pairing with either of the
other two. A trinary code?
SCIENTIST #3
How could a triad of potential base
pairings create such complex lifeforms?
The lack of discipline that a trinary
code offers should've thrown these
organisms into chaos a long time ago.
SCIENTIST #1
Should we offer a dead one to the girl?
SCIENTIST #2
The Ash girl? Are you crazy? You were
sitting right there when we listened to
the recording of her husband and that
Ruiz fellow. It confirms General Hayes'
suspicions and our mission objectives.
Jeremy Ash and his wife helped Microcore
to genetically engineer an organism from
scratch.
Scientist #2 switches on a monitor.
SCIENTIST #4
Scientists all over the world are
genetically engineering organisms.
SCIENTIST #3
Not from scratch. This guy admitted that
the entire genome was contained on an
alien data crystal. That's probably where
the neutrino equation came from, too.
SCIENTIST #4
You believe that? It was a fish story.
The kid's a screw up.
SCIENTIST #2
It doesn't matter where he got the
crystal. Our job is to locate it. I
realize these little buggers from Europa
take precedence, and I'm just as
surprised and excited about them as you
all are, but let's not forget why we're
really here. It would be foolish to give
them access to this organism.
Scientist #2 begins typing on a keyboard.
SCIENTIST #3
We've already bugged their room. God
forbid that gets discovered. But now
we've got this gem of a confession to the
pilot of a Microcore ship.
A darkened image appears on a monitor.
SCIENTIST #2
We've already transmitted the recording
to General Hayes. There's only so much
more we can do.
SCIENTIST #4
We all know what's at stake here. If we
offer her the specimen, her examination
of it will almost certainly lead to a
discussion concerning the organism they
