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[ ENCRYPTED 75% TO MEDICAL AND XENOBIOLOGY/GENETICS STAFF + BRUCE BANNER: ]
I took the liberty of checking out the blood samples we were able to get from the creatures at the end of the maze. Some of them seemed to have bacterial infections, which isn't surprising, but I also checked them against known DNA samples from Earth.

I don't want to alarm anyone, which is why I've encrypted this for now, but so far the results are all coming back in essentially the same manner. The DNA of these creatures is a mix between Earth creatures -- the lion is a large component, and there are also what appears to be genetic material from the Australian dingo and some sort of crocodile. However, at the present time it appears as though the largest genetic contribution comes from human beings.

Obviously the samples may have been compromised, as I've really only been able to work off their blood and some hair. I'm going to request a larger sample, preferably an entire specimen -- dead, obviously. Hopefully we can get more answers, and hopefully the human genetic material was just cross-contamination.

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I've heard a few things about people returning to the end of the maze to clear out the rest of the creatures, in addition to a possible salvage operation. My name is Elizabeth Ross -- I'm a cellular biologist and university professor back home. If it's not too much trouble, I'd like to request a mostly intact -- though definitely dead -- specimen of the creatures. I'm sure there are a lot of people who are wondering just what they are and how they got here, not to mention how they've survived the jumps, and I'm hoping that an entire specimen might be able to give us some answers.

How is everyone feeling?

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[voice]

[soothing]

[ Betty's a little surprised by that excitement. Deep breaths, Sirius. ] A whole one would be preferable, yes. And no, thank you -- I suppose we'll have to continue using the labs in medical, for now, so that will work.

[voice]

[doggedly]

Right! Whole, to labs, to the attention of, er-- Professor Ross, I can remember that much at least. Only you're going to tell us the answers to all of those questions you posed, right? Something of a finder's fee, or at least a we're-all-mixed-up-together-in-this fee.

[voice]

[soothing]

Doctor. Though Professor is fine.

I'm going to try to. If nothing else, once we're certain about what we discover from the samples, we can tell you that.

[voice]

[doggedly]

Doctor-professor! I can never keep titles straight for you lot, sorry. I appreciate your honesty, doctor-professor, I really do. How many samples will you be needing, then? Are you going to dissect them or just test them?

[voice]

[soothing]

I need at least one full-bodied sample and any equipment that you can bring back. I'm going to be asking medical to perform an autopsy as well. They managed to survive down there; maybe we can find out how.

[voice]

[doggedly]

[Just as manically cheerful as ever:]

Full-bodied sample, yes, and equipment, yes, and can I see the autopsy?

[voice]

[soothing]

You'll have to talk to medical about that one.

[voice]

[doggedly]

Or you could, as you have an in with them. You won't be attending one yourself?

[voice]

[soothing]

I don't have any scheduled at the moment.

[ Because she still has to find someone to do them... ]

[voice]

[doggedly]

Your samples are going to go a bit rotty if you don't schedule quickly, professor-doctor! But that's all right, I'm a bit of a last minute man myself, so--when you have 'em scheduled, can you tell me!

[voice]

[soothing]

I'm aware. I'm waiting on word from medical.

[voice]

[doggedly]

Then I shall deliver your very large and very dead sample to you, and wait on word from you.

Thanks!