Over the next few weeks, Eric worked feverishly in his little lab. Dr. Tyler stopped by regularly for updates and he sent her e-mails of his notes. In late August he was required to have another medical work-up for renewing his student visa. He hated having to take a day off, especially with Dr. Tyler dropping hints that the ministry was considering a human research trial. It was almost unbelievable to him. In the US they would require years of work on animals before even thinking of using humans, but Eric wasn’t very familiar with the New Zealand system and apparently, it had fewer safeguards. Oh well, the better for his research. Of course, he had to break the barrier to creating selective brain degeneration, there was no way he could test the current serum, which could cause total regression, on an actual person.
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