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Author: Michael Cordy
Genescopes DAN.
Like eyes opening, the lights on the neck and the three white lights on the ovoid body came on. Then the hum shifted to a rumbling growl.
"Give me vision," she ordered.
"DAN, I'm here too," said Tom.
Suddenly the monitor lit up showing the GENIUS logo of a lightbulb encircled by the spiraling coils of DNA. Beneath it was the corporate motto: YOUR GENES. YOUR FUTURE. YOUR CHOICE.
" Please select menu ," said DAN in a droning monotone,
its memory recognizing the voices of its creators. Jasmine had wanted to give DAN a beautifully modulated voice--the technology existed to give the machine any voice they liked. But Tom and Jack had both preferred the unnerving machine to speak in its robotic monotone. Perhaps it helped reassure them that despite the bio-computer's organic construction the powerful Genescope was still just that: a computer.
"Give me the results menu," said Tom. Jasmine could see his words appear as copy in the top part of the monitor, verifying that they were being received correctly.
" What is the subject's name ?" requested the polite monotone.
"Holly Carter." Tom enunciated his daughter's name clearly.
" Subject found. Please choose between the options highlighted on the screen: Topline Findings. Analysis by Chromosome. Or Detail Gene Search ."
"Topline findings, please."
" Certainly, Tom ." The PACT menu appeared on the screen as DAN talked them both through it. " You are now in the PACT menu. The Profile selection offers you a general description of the subject based on his or her DNA: color of hair, skin color, eyes, height, etc. The Assets selection highlights top quartile strengths versus standard genome. For example, immunities to disease, in telligence. The Concerns selection shows bottom quartile liabilities or susceptibilities to non-life-threatening diseases. Threats high lights life-threatening defects and is protected against unauthorized access. Please make your selection ."
Tom ignored the first three categories. "Give me Threats, DAN."
" Personal password, please ?"
"Discovery."
" Thank you, Tom. To release Threats results I need second au thorized password, please ."
Jasmine sighed her reluctance before saying: "Tree of knowledge."
" Thank you, Jasmine. Are you sure you want to go into Threats? Yes or No ?"
A pause.
Jasmine looked closely at her friend. Indecision was in his eyes and she could sense his urge to rush out of there and take Holly as far away as possible from the Genescope and its secrets.
"No!" She heard her own voice cut through the motionless air.
"What?" exclaimed Tom.
The lights on the Genescope blinked and the growl changed pitch for a moment.
Tom turned to her; he looked half angry and half relieved. "What the hell are you doing?"
"C'mon, Tom," she pleaded. "Stop this now. It's not too late."
" Please confirm response ." said DAN, its deadpan delivery unfazed.
Another pause. The results just a syllable away. She saw Tom glance uncertainly at her, then back to DAN.
"Yes," said Tom eventually, his voice barely a whisper. "Show me Threats."
Jasmine shook her head and studied the image on the screen. DAN's grumble accelerated and then three numbers appeared on the monitor: 9, 10, and 17.
Something was wrong. The very fact that there were numbers on the screen told her that there were dangerous genetic defects in Holly's genome. Each number represented a chromosome on which errors lay.
" Serious coding errors exist on chromosomes 9, 10, and 17 ," said DAN.
Tom looked pale when he demanded, "Show me 17 first."
" Certainly, Tom ." The screen changed again and what looked like a multicolored spiral ladder appeared. This was a graphic representation of the dyed double helix of DNA. The heading "Chromosome 17" topped the screen. Beside the spiral ladder were two blocks of letters formed into triples, one depicting a stretch of code from Holly's genetic sequence and the other the comparable stretch from the national "standard" healthy
Like eyes opening, the lights on the neck and the three white lights on the ovoid body came on. Then the hum shifted to a rumbling growl.
"Give me vision," she ordered.
"DAN, I'm here too," said Tom.
Suddenly the monitor lit up showing the GENIUS logo of a lightbulb encircled by the spiraling coils of DNA. Beneath it was the corporate motto: YOUR GENES. YOUR FUTURE. YOUR CHOICE.
" Please select menu ," said DAN in a droning monotone,
its memory recognizing the voices of its creators. Jasmine had wanted to give DAN a beautifully modulated voice--the technology existed to give the machine any voice they liked. But Tom and Jack had both preferred the unnerving machine to speak in its robotic monotone. Perhaps it helped reassure them that despite the bio-computer's organic construction the powerful Genescope was still just that: a computer.
"Give me the results menu," said Tom. Jasmine could see his words appear as copy in the top part of the monitor, verifying that they were being received correctly.
" What is the subject's name ?" requested the polite monotone.
"Holly Carter." Tom enunciated his daughter's name clearly.
" Subject found. Please choose between the options highlighted on the screen: Topline Findings. Analysis by Chromosome. Or Detail Gene Search ."
"Topline findings, please."
" Certainly, Tom ." The PACT menu appeared on the screen as DAN talked them both through it. " You are now in the PACT menu. The Profile selection offers you a general description of the subject based on his or her DNA: color of hair, skin color, eyes, height, etc. The Assets selection highlights top quartile strengths versus standard genome. For example, immunities to disease, in telligence. The Concerns selection shows bottom quartile liabilities or susceptibilities to non-life-threatening diseases. Threats high lights life-threatening defects and is protected against unauthorized access. Please make your selection ."
Tom ignored the first three categories. "Give me Threats, DAN."
" Personal password, please ?"
"Discovery."
" Thank you, Tom. To release Threats results I need second au thorized password, please ."
Jasmine sighed her reluctance before saying: "Tree of knowledge."
" Thank you, Jasmine. Are you sure you want to go into Threats? Yes or No ?"
A pause.
Jasmine looked closely at her friend. Indecision was in his eyes and she could sense his urge to rush out of there and take Holly as far away as possible from the Genescope and its secrets.
"No!" She heard her own voice cut through the motionless air.
"What?" exclaimed Tom.
The lights on the Genescope blinked and the growl changed pitch for a moment.
Tom turned to her; he looked half angry and half relieved. "What the hell are you doing?"
"C'mon, Tom," she pleaded. "Stop this now. It's not too late."
" Please confirm response ." said DAN, its deadpan delivery unfazed.
Another pause. The results just a syllable away. She saw Tom glance uncertainly at her, then back to DAN.
"Yes," said Tom eventually, his voice barely a whisper. "Show me Threats."
Jasmine shook her head and studied the image on the screen. DAN's grumble accelerated and then three numbers appeared on the monitor: 9, 10, and 17.
Something was wrong. The very fact that there were numbers on the screen told her that there were dangerous genetic defects in Holly's genome. Each number represented a chromosome on which errors lay.
" Serious coding errors exist on chromosomes 9, 10, and 17 ," said DAN.
Tom looked pale when he demanded, "Show me 17 first."
" Certainly, Tom ." The screen changed again and what looked like a multicolored spiral ladder appeared. This was a graphic representation of the dyed double helix of DNA. The heading "Chromosome 17" topped the screen. Beside the spiral ladder were two blocks of letters formed into triples, one depicting a stretch of code from Holly's genetic sequence and the other the comparable stretch from the national "standard" healthy
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