October 2107, New Mexico. Anomalies have been reported during a routine scan in the genetic make-up of eight-year-old Daniel Da Silva. Certain neurochemicals seem to be surging, while the boy himself is exhibiting unusual - perhaps even superhuman - activity. Sam Smith, director of the Human Genetic Materials Research Unit at Oxford, is asked to fly out to initiate an investigation into the cause, and potential adverse consequences to the World Genetic Pool. Little does he know this boy will present him with answers to the origin of humankind, answers to questions that have eluded the scientific world. Only one question remains: is it chance or design?