Chapter 79

“I think it is, Duke. The problem is there’s just so much that I don’t know, and there’s absolutely no way I can find out, given the limitations on my research.”

“What you’re saying,” I said, “is that we need a half-dozen family members who possess the necessary scientific credentials to help you.”

“Exactly. There are people studying some of the individual genes in various parts of the world, as a result of which I have plenty of paperwork on hand which documents what those genes do. Unfortunately for us, nobody is studying two of the five genes, nobody even knows about the other five, and worst of all, it isn’t possible to ask any researcher to look into how the genes interact.”

“We will encourage more family members to enter scientific fields,” Father said, “just as we’re encouraging some of them to become doctors.”

“Well,” Dani said, “by the time a few scientific types emerge from the family gene pool, I’ll have enough raw data to keep them busy for years.”