Darwin's Cipher

Juan Gutierrez a cancer researcher has spent years studying the genome of animals that exhibit immunity to some types of cancer. Over the course of his study Juan discovers a pattern that allows him to predict the course of a species evolution across thousands of generations. Using the algorithm hes developed from the pattern Juan uncovers what he believes to be the key to conquering humanitys susceptibility to cancer. Others are interested in using what Juan has dubbed Darwins Cipher however instead of cancer research they see very different applications for the new genetic algorithm. Nate Carrington an FBI forensic analyst has been struggling with several cold cases when hes alerted to an incident at a nearby ranch. Its a case of a newborn calf who is found in the middle of a herd of dead cattle. It provides a single link to Nates other cold cases: the DNA analysis of the calf doesnt match anything in the FBIs database. Somewhere in a rural hospital in West Virginia four hospital workers are dead and a newborn child has been transported to the NIHs level-4 bio-containment unit. Its only when the NIH sends out an alert to all hospitals and law enforcement agencies that the world realizes the danger that faces them.