Errors of the Human Body character Geoff Burton, played by actor Michael EklundCOURTESY OF ERON SHEEANAfter an unknown disease takes his infant son from him, a grief-stricken Geoff Burton, pours his own genetics research into identifying the mutation that caused his son’s gruesome illness. Burton’s former colleague realizes the gene’s potential to accelerate natural regeneration in the axolotl. Then, a Voldemortesque colleague steals the gene from the axolotl lab and develops a technique to splice it into to mouse DNA. The potential for treating human disease seems miraculous.
So far, the story is more science drama than science fiction. Then, Burton becomes infected with the gene upon being bitten by one of the engineered mice, which he had stolen from Voldemort’s secret lab in the basement of their research institute. At first the gene therapy appears to be working: Burton realizes he has an amazing ability to heal. But as the treated mice begin to develop tumors all over their bodies, Burton realizes that he’s doomed to develop the same disease that tormented his son.
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The dramatic plot is accompanied by ominous music, high-energy party and fight scenes, and the bizarre appearance of ...
