The Perfect Specimen

Dr. Derek Singh is sure that one of planet Victorias millions of venomous insects holds the key to destroying cancerous tumors-and jumpstarting his stalled career.Unfortunately the traps he sets each night capture nothing but dust and his competitive colleagues dont share the venom theyve collected. The clock is running down on his two-year grant and hes making no progress.When his young neighbor-one of the few native-born children-finds out he studies bugs she is eager to bring him all the specimens he needs. Derek worries shell be bitten or stung but soon discovers Mia is in danger from a far larger predator-the corporation that funds him.