Alfarius didn't change posture when screen reorganized its diagrams again. Previous parasitic system's figure decomposed into finer layers, as if someone had decided to separate each process to its minimal functional unit. Professor slightly raised hand, pointing at one of enlarged levels.
"Pay close attention," he said calmly, "because this is very interesting."
Image descended to microscopic scale. Individual cells appeared, each represented with well-defined internal organelles: nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum. Over them, external structure began adhering to membrane.
"In advanced rank D infections," he continued, "parasitic agent doesn't limit itself to invading. It rewrites."
Word floated instant.
Screen showed how parasite particle coupled to cellular membrane. Didn't break it immediately. First generated precise chemical interaction.
