Chapter 106

“Now, let’s talk about blood.”

“Yeah, how do you think I should handle the tests?”

“Well, since your supply of blood that was drawn before the transplant is limited… wait a minute! Weren’t you donating autologous blood regularly, just in case? And if so, what happened to it?”

“Damn, why didn’t I think of that? They didn’t use it all, and what’s left of it is right there in the freezer, too—no longer suitable for use in transfusions, but more than adequate for testing purposes.”

“In that case, I would run every test you can think of and see what differences, if any, pop up.”

“If there are differences, how will we prove that they do or do not have any effect?” he said.

“Think back to one of our early brainstorming sessions with Father,” I said. “Didn’t we discuss the possibility of using the results of your research to open a clinic or something?”

“Yeah. Of course before we could do that, there would have to be some trials, and that would involve actual patients.”