“Over here,” Olav said, leading her to the refrigeration unit at the back of the lab. He handed her a pair of latex gloves and donned his own. After putting the majority of the Sasquatch material in cryo-storage, he placed a small sample in the latest microfluidic system used for carrying out a wide range of biochemical test protocols. Immediately analysis began to run with the results displayed on a large screen. He stared at the magnified Sasquatch material for several seconds before turning to her with a puzzled grin. “This stuff is really cool and I have no idea what it is. No cellular structure, yet it shows many of the characteristics of organized living plant structures at the micro level and animal at the macro. Very strange.” Birgit peered at the screen. Her deep understanding of

