Revenge After Death ( Michael Ford ) novel Chapter 345

When Steven and I arrived at the forensic lab, Eason was sitting on the couch in the lounge. He had a grave expression on his face.

Eason wasn't the only one there. There were several people wearing white lab coats around him with solemn expressions on their faces as well. They appeared to be researchers.

"Take a look for yourself," Eason said, placing the text report on the table.

Steven picked it up and glanced at the report. He did not seem very surprised.

I looked at Steven for a moment, then reached out to grab the report from him to take a look at it myself.

Unfortunately, I couldn't understand a thing.

Seeing that I looked clueless, Eason rubbed his forehead and started to explain, "This is a huge problem. It appears that Stephanie had genetically modified the fetus in her womb during its embryonic stage. Then, the embryo was implanted into the host for gestation after that."

The other researchers looked equally somber.

Eason continued, "Furthermore, Stephanie herself had undergone the most advanced genome editing possible.

"She should have been born with great intelligence, a superior physique, and great strength that made her stronger than any other human being. This means that she was essentially made to become… a superhuman."

This was a terrifying discovery. This meant that humans have somehow created a deity amongst men that was somehow also human.

"Genome editing?" I asked, looking at the researchers in astonishment. "Is this technology widespread?"

"It's strictly prohibited, actually." Eason frowned and continued, "You probably don't understand what genome editing will do to our society. Once it…"

Eason trailed off and didn't continue. He knew that even if he did, I wouldn't be able to understand him.

Steven remained silent. He said nothing.

"Is it possible that some wealthy people have already started doing this? It sounds harmless enough to me. It's just so that they can make their children more outstanding, right?" I asked tentatively.

Eason replied, "Research on genome editing is strictly prohibited. Experimenting it on humans is forbidden because there are too many uncontrollable factors to account for.

"For instance, if we cut off a segment of your genetic chain to make you naturally immune to a certain disease, it is highly likely that this splice will open up another door to another disease. The consequences of human genome editing are too uncontrollable and unpredictable."