Late afternoon sunlight filtered through the tall windows of the Shen Lin family clinic, casting long shadows across the polished terrazzo floor. Mira, now three years old and brimming with curiosity, lay pale on the examination table, her small body trembling.
Evelyn Larkin knelt beside her daughter, fingers laced with cold worry. “Sweetheart, look at me. Can you tell me what hurts?"
Mira's big brown eyes fluttered open. “Tummy…" she whispered, voice frail.
Dr. Patel, head of pediatric care, stood at the foot of the table, concern etched in his crisp white coat. “Eve, her vitals are unstable—organ rejection markers are elevated. Genetic assays show her edited cells are now manifesting immune resistance."
Evelyn's heart pounded. “Rejection? I thought the nano‑grafts from both our stem
