Mirabe yfully smirked, catching the deeper meaning in Meg''s words.


    Zane, naturally, didn''t pick up on the subtleties. His suggestion was just about encouraging his student to make a new friend, especially since Meg was such a standout. Clearing his throat, he said, "Alright, let''s go."


    Meg didn''t even nce back at Mirabe and simply responded, leading the way. Student-organizedb sessions were usually held in the science building, which wasn''t always essible without prior approval.


    When they got to theb, the other three members of Meg''s team were already there, deep in preparation, meticulously checking and rechecking molecr structures and their experimental procedures.


    Meg didn''t bother introducing Mirabe to the team. After a quick nod, she handed Zane a prepared data sheet, her face serious. "Mr. Zane, here''s our hypothesis for this experiment. Please review it."


    With that, she turned to attend to other tasks.


    Zane spent a good ten minutes going over the hypothesis. He had a rough idea forming in his mind and couldn''t help but look up at Meg with a touch of admiration.


    This student was only a sophomore, yet her understanding of gic knowledge was impressive. No wonder Mr. Calvin had her helping with the experiment.


    Turning back to Mirabe, Zane said, "Here''s their data and hypothesis. Take a look." Handing the materials to her, he patiently began exining, "Gics is a branch of DNA rbination technology. After extracting therge molecules, we cut them and use vectors to link the DNA molecules together..."


    Walking over to the experimentputer, he continued, "...what we need to do is perform virtual assembly on theputer, selecting, copying, and transcribing a useful set of gic data. A 99% match or higher means sess."


    Mirabe had already finished reading the hypothesis and ced the documents on the table, her expression unphased.


    Not that impressive.


    Seeing Mirabe finish the review so quickly, Zane was surprised. "Any thoughts?" he asked, momentarily forgetting she was new to biology.


    In the quietb, Zane''s voice carried easily. Meg rolled her eyes silently. How could someone new to biology understand any of this?


    Zane, quite the quirky teacher, awaited her reply.


    Mirabe paused for a couple of seconds before saying, "I don''t quite get it."


    Meg''s face showed an ''I knew it'' expression, shaking her head as she went back to her teammates.


    Realizing his oversight, Zane said, "I forgot you haven''t covered this in your courses yet."


    Vol


    Mirabe smiled wryly, staying silent. She had expected the experiment to be interesting, but it turning out to be less exciting than reading in the library.


    Soon, the experiment officially began. After a virtual simtion, Meg and her team uploaded the data to theputer for Zane to to perform the first assembly andparison.


    Thet


    The experiment would be deemed sessful if the data achieved


    99% match. Mirabe nced at the simted data, already knowing the oue.