DNA Trials
The following is a collection of classified documents which have been leaked onto the internet. The identity of the person who leaked these documents is unknown, but it's clear there are missing entries. Also, many of the entries we do have contain redacted info. So, it'll be much harder to track any individual down. At the very least, I have been able to verify the authenticity of these entries. I'll post more of my findings should I encounter more.
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January 1st, 20XX
My name is Katerina [REDACTED]. I'm a scientist at [REDACTED] in [REDACTED]. While my official job title is genetic engineer, I think of myself as a DNA artist.
My life's work has finally become noticed by the federal government! Splicing DNA from different mammals together to create a hybrid with the best traits of both! This is revolutionary! Imagine a Human with superior sight like an eagle or the regenerative capability of an axolotl!
The new year may bring challenges, but I have secured federal funding! My team should have no issues getting us approved through the various stages of trials and testing.
February 5th, 20XX
The animal trials have been a complete success! Though we haven't done anything too exciting yet. Our funding does allow us freedom to acquire samples and specimens, but we still have limited options due to our surroundings. [REDACTED] is fairly rural. If only we didn't have to move from our New York lab.
February 7th, 20XX
A cow? A COW??? I ask Jensen for an animal which would bring positive attention to the project and she brings a COW! I gave her a list of approved animals and nowhere on there did I list a bovine of any kind. What am I going to do with her?
February 8th, 20XX
As it turns out, the decision for the procurement of the cow did not entirely rest upon Jensen's shoulders. It was multilayered. A limited selection of animals left almost my entire list off the table and the ones which remained would take months to be sent to the lab. In that time, we would potentially lose our funding. So, I can't be too harsh with her.
Her reasoning does seem sound as well. There are many mothers who struggle to lactate after giving birth. This may become a popular solution for mothers seeking to breastfeed. That isn't what truly bothers me, however.
What does bother me is how close we are to the Human trials. Our research is still very secretive, so we can't just pluck anyone off the street. Nor would the team be willing to go through with testing on themselves. I've seen how cautious each of them are.
Currently, I have very few options. The most obvious, and undesirable, is to move forward with the Human trial when we get approval. The undesirable aspect is we only have one willing subject and one source of animal DNA to splice. That would be the cow, and myself.
March 1st, 20XX
Today is the first day of the Human trial. I am quite nervous and a little unsure of how this will go. We have already went through the process of splicing the cow's genes onto my own. So far, I only notice a tingling sensation across my body. Its mostly localized to my breasts, which does make me somewhat concerned.
March 5th, 20XX
The first few days had very little change, but this morning I had noticed a puffiness to my breasts. When we measured them, we noticed a 5% increase in size and a very minor production of breastmilk. It was barely a drop we managed to extract, but we'll take what we can get.
March 12th, 20XX
Since the first noticeable change, the pace of my breast growth has increased dramatically. For context, I began this experiment with a very modest A cup bust. In such a short span of time, my bust is now a C cup!
I have also noticed an increase in lactation. The overall production is up about 25% from the 5th. This change lead to some embarrassment on my behalf, as my top was soaked with my own milk. To prevent further wardrobe malfunction and with an expectation of continued growth, the team has designed a series of highly absorbent bras of varying size for me to wear.
March 15th, 20XX
Most of the bras designed for me have been rendered useless. There has been a rapid expansion, now only the largest bra the team designed will fit! I have always been content with my natural size, so I never expected to deal with a 34G bra.
Much to my irritation, I am to be confined within the lab for the remaining duration of the trial. The reasoning Jensen laid out was sound. If I were to encounter someone who recognizes me in public, then that could compromise the secrecy of the entire project. This becomes especially true when the changes to my body are eventually reversed.
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Sadly, most of the entries for April, May, June, and July are either corrupted files or heavily redacted. Something I find interesting is the usernames the files are logged under. All the entries to this point were just listed under [REDACTED], but the next few entries are all logged under P.Jensen. I assume this is the other scientist who was referenced a few times.
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August 7th, 20XX
Subject appears to exhibit behaviors associated with the common dairy cow. She struggles to walk upright, which forces her to crawl along the ground. Her proficiency in English has also dropped to the point she primarily communicates through grunts, gestures, and what [REDACTED] described as a "moo".
August 8th, 20XX
Subject continues to put up resistance, even after the first sedative. Her altered physiology appears to make the Human dosage ineffective. I'll have [REDACTED] up the dose tomorrow and we'll try again.
August 9th, 20XX
[REDACTED] doubled the dosage of [REDACTED] we injected into the subject. It made her quite drowsy, so it appears her resistance to the sedatives is not linear. We'll need to do a few more tests on that alone to find the appropriate dose.
However, the subject's current state should be manageable for the next stage. We're moving her to [REDACTED] in just a few hours. The additional funding the project has received should allow for a more suitable enclosure.
August 10th, 20XX
We ensured the subject was securely restrained before the sedatives wore off. We need her system to be as clear as possible for the next test. Too much in her system could skew the results.
To ensure everything was correct, I oversaw the test myself. [REDACTED] made sure the pumps had proper suction on the subject's breasts, then I ordered the machine be turned on. It was marvelous. We extracted a full four gallons of breastmilk.
We transferred the first batch to [REDACTED] so [REDACTED] can [REDACTED]. Should this continue to go as smoothly, then I should be head of many projects to come. Maybe I'll secure a meeting with [REDACTED]?
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That last entry also contained a corrupted video file. I did my best to salvage what I could, but even after a full day's work, I only recovered a few seconds of actual footage. The audio was fried, so I removed the audio from what I'm sharing with you. But, it looks like a woman hooked up to a milking machine.
I assume this is the subject P.Jensen was talking about, and likely Katerina. She looks like she's struggling through the entire process. Whatever I found here can't be legal. I'll post more if I find any more leaked logs or if I can clean up this corrupted mess of files.