People are falling apart and dropping like flies As they vanish so will their culture, science, and ideals. Leadership calls for all experts in the fields of genetics and healing to find a solution to this dilemma. Adar, a science team leader, is one of those charged with doing whatever it takes - short of killing - to discover the cause and to develop a cure for this 'anomaly' that has beset their civilization. In the course of experimentation and research, Adar makes a startling discovery on a nearby planet and takes a team out there to see if that discovery may hold the answers...