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[soothing]

[ 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.

[ OPEN: ]
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?

Comments

voice; medical encryptions

[soothing]

Isaac Clarke, I believe. He has a post up on the network about it.

[ Naaaah, what could be a bad idea about going to fight mutant creatures? ]

voice; medical encryptions

[askedtobe]

[ Especially when you were in a medically induced coma a couple days ago. What could go wrong. ]

Thanks, I appreciate it. Should try to take the opportunity to help out again, now that I can.

voice; medical encryptions

[soothing]

[ Seems legit. ]

Of course. I'm not sure when they're leaving, but stay safe if you go, okay?

voice; medical encryptions

[askedtobe]

[ Totes. ]

Yeah, I will. My brother might try have a say in it before I do, though.

voice; medical encryptions

[soothing]

It's not as though you're going alone, and as far as I can tell, you're an adult.

voice; medical encryptions

[askedtobe]

An adult who he thinks can't think for himself.

voice; medical encryptions

[soothing]

Is he older? [ Betty's an only child, but she's willing to listen and try to help, at least. ]

voice; medical encryptions

[askedtobe]

By almost thirteen years. [ He doesn't talk to people a whole lot about the particulars of his and Nathan's relationship. Because it's complicated. And his family is a problem. But Peter sort of shrugs, even if she can't see it. ] My dad wasn't exactly around when I was growing up. At least not for me.

voice; medical encryptions

[soothing]

That's quite the gap. [ There's a slight 'hmm' of understanding. ] Mine wasn't either, though I didn't have any siblings to grow over-protective instincts. It must be hard, sometimes.