n nJuan Gutierrez, a cancer researcher, has spent years studying the genome of animals that exhibit immunity to some types of cancer. Over the course of his study, Juan discovers a pattern that allows him to predict the course of a species evolution across thousands of generations. n n Using the algorithm hes developed from the pattern, Juan uncovers what he believes to be the key to conquering humanitys susceptibility to cancer. n n Others are interested in using what Juan has dubbed Darwins Cipher, however, instead of cancer research, they see very different applications for the new genetic algorithm. n n Nate Carrington, an FBI forensic analyst has been struggling with several cold cases when hes alerted to an incident at a nearby ranch. Its a case of a newborn calf who is found in the middle of a herd of dead cattle. It provides a single link to Nates other cold cases: the DNA analysis of the calf doesnt match anything in the FBIs database. n n Somewhere in a rural hospital in West Virginia, four hospital workers are dead and a newborn child has been transported to the NIHs level-4 bio-containment unit. n n Its only when the NIH sends out an alert to all hospitals and law enforcement agencies that the world realizes the danger that faces them.n