When
the Genetics research and popularity was at its peak, many people
tried to investigate how things would be if the genetics of a being
were changed in order to form something better than it would've been
previously. While many theories and debates on this subject were put
into play, no actual experiments were recorded.
That
is, except one by a private researching company in Steubenville.
The
story of Sally is one not for the faint of heart, so I'd like to set
up this warning before I go any farther in – the following content
is real, and meant to be learned from. Now, let's begin.
The
project was lead by two geneticists by the names of Dr. Rosendenberg
and Dr. Gleiner. The hypothesis was that, if specific DNA strands
were spliced and reshaped to hold certain characteristics, it would
create a being with these characteristics.
The
project was originally set on being done on a baby sheep until an
unknown donor gave the scientists a baby no more than 2 months old.
Normally they would have to reject this, but seeing as it was already
considered a black experiment, they decided to go along ahead.
The
operation was complex, to say the least. First they needed a sample
of the original DNA, which they received via a blood sample. Next,
the scientists went hard at work changing its DNA. I'm not going to
go too far into this segment, but the operation took around 6 months
to complete even with the massive amounts of scientists working on
it.
After
the DNA was finally finished it was treated to the baby via a gas in
an enclosed space. The scientists watched steadily from monitors,
trying to find out any change they could see. Anyone who went in went
with a gas mask to prevent them from consuming it, and overall all of
the scientists were hassled by their colleagues for partaking in what
many called a sickening experiment. In result of this many of the
scientists left, but the few that believed they were genuinely doing
something right continued. Over time the changes became apparent,
which made the scientists baffled.
The
changes weren't supposed to be apparent, especially this early on.
The DNA changes mainly consisted of a different, more agile and
gifted brain, rather than any physical changes. But regardless Sally
(as the subject was now known) began growing what seemed to be tumors
throughout her body.
To
test to see if these were really tumors, the scientists quickly
removed her from the room and gave an MRI. The readings solidified
their fears.
They
weren't tumors, but bones and muscles.
They
weren't creating a perfect human; they were creating something
different entirely.
Dr.Rosendenberg,
much to Gleiner's dismay, decided to end the project by putting away
Sally's misery with a lethal injection. The two fought about this for
some time until finally Gleiner decided it was the best idea.
Rosendenberg,
with a syringe in hand and gas mask on his face, entered the room. By
this point Sally had grown an extra limb entirely, and it was clear
she was in pain.
As
Rosendenberg readied the injection, he heard sound coming from the
baby's lips.
“Laarka...
kjgoo... nee”
It
was gibberish, but still he listened in.
“Ga...
gahu... klhork”
The
baby was trying to say something, he was assured of it in his mind.
He loomed over it with the injection ready, waiting for it to say its
final words.
“Jhka...
da... da....”
The
last one, an actual word, laid heavy on Rosendenberg's chest.
Carefully he injected Sally with the serum, and after a few
convulsions, fell to the ground dead.
Rosendenberg
killed himself only a few days later by jumping off the balcony of
his Steubenville house. His colleague, Gleiner, who was not aware of
Sally's last moments, was shunned for the remainder of his life by
the science community. Needless to say, there was one dire lesson
taught in the Sally experiment.
