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Category: Fiction

Life reimagined

Alex W and Noah T | 12 December 2021

But the thing that I noticed most is the sound. Or the lack of it. There are no birds singing, and no bugs buzzing in my ear. The pesky hum of a mosquito that isn’t there is more concerning than one that is.

Eugene Vasilly, Genius

James Nikopoulos | 26 September 2021

It is generally agreed upon that, had his life not ended in shame and obscurity, Eugene Vasilly would have been universally recognized as the…

Chapter Ten: The Promise

Richard P Grant | 25 July 2021

“You’ve done something here, Mike!” Slater shook his head. “I can’t let you leave now, there’s still too much to do. We can find a way through this.”

Chapter Nine: The Infection

Richard P Grant | 28 February 2021

Slater was headed his way, but not looking where he was going. Why was he so pale?

The science of coincidence
(or the Law of Truly Large Numbers)

Gavin Milnthorpe | 29 November 2020

Because it is Science that will be my chief witness today. Logic shall be my defence. Fact shall be my evidence.

Chapter Eight: The Sample

Richard P Grant | 15 November 2020

“But she died of chikungunya fever. And you had some in the lab. Is it possible she could have been infected by it?”

Interviews

João Ramalho-Santos | 11 October 2020

Without a word he hands me the document from his lawyer. Even I recognize the high-powered firm.

Chapter Seven: The Institute

Richard P Grant | 24 July 2020

Max sat on a bench, smoking his fifth cigarette of the morning and keeping his eyes fixed on the main entrance of the Wolfhaven Institute.

The Magnafan

Luke P and Declan C | 5 July 2020

As I walked into my new office, I smelled the fresh paint and doughnuts and saw the grey, boring walls that I would be working in.

The ghost of cells past: Part 4

Deborah Flusberg | 8 June 2020

We are pleased to present the final episode of a new four-part story by Deborah Flusberg, about a lab research project that suddenly gets personal.

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