Chapter 1
Around 1600 years before the birth of Christ, the scientists of the lost civilization of Atlantis—a civilization that existed at least a thousand years ahead of our present time—once again set their minds to shifting the boundaries of applied knowledge.
Cadmus: an ambitious project that sought, through complex genetic engineering, to arm the cells of the human body with an unparalleled defense against damage—pure regeneration.
This was part of the findings of Dr. Behnam Nakhjavān-Pour, a historian of science working at CERN. A subdivision within the center had become enthralled by the astonishing knowledge and technology of that mythical civilization, and Behnam—this Iranian immigrant—had, willingly or not, found his way into their circle.
In an underground chamber, its icy blue tiled walls evoking the sterile atmosphere of an operating room, twelve leading minds of the scientific world sat around a simple oval table, immersed in thought over Dr. Nakhjavān-Pour’s discoveries.
The doctor, around thirty-eight years old, ran a hand through his thick, graying hair and looked at the admiring, excited faces of his colleagues.
“Alright… but I’m still not convinced.”
