“This vaccine, KannerMax—what’s it do?”
“I got all the specs. It’s not a vaccine per se. That’s bullshit from MetamorPharma, to convince the medical establishment to introduce the drug to the right age cohort. This stuff regulates gene expression. It targets the chromosomes that seem most closely linked with Kannerism.”
A horrifying image walloped me then, of a planet reverting over the span of the next generation to the bad old violent days of pre- geekdom. “Let me guess—it shuts them off.”
Dinky gave a sardonic grin. “Nope. It ramps them up.”
My jaw dropped like Dippy Dawg’s upon seeing Clarabelle Cow in the nude. “What!”
“This drug is a recipe for the production of super-geeks. But it only works if administered to those younger than three. Otherwise I’d be brewing some up for mysel
