Everyone held their breath in anticipation.
All eyes were on Sophie on stage as she prepped the reagents.
Gloved up, she started dissecting the explant.
As she moved it to the petri dish, the room went dead silent.
The seedling looked perfectly fine.
The last step was the virus elimination test. As long as the virus was gone, the survival rate test would be a wrap.
The crowd watched closely as she poured the reagent into the seedling's petri dish.
Ten seconds, ten minutes, thirty minutes ticked by—and still, nothing went wrong.
The tension melted off Martha and Isaac's faces as they instantly broke into smiles.
Meanwhile, Sophie held up the results for everyone to see. "Look, guys, it's a total success. This is the virus-free seedling that I grew myself. I'm the rightful owner of
