When an expert in tomatillo genetics is sidelined by a sudden illness, his protégé, a brill young scientist named Tayra, must take up the reins. Unfortunately, Tayra can’t help but find the work tedious – it’s not the same as tinkering in the labs with Richard Dawkins. Tayra begins to wonder if she made a mistake by forsaking academia for science. Enter the funnels: a strange and seemingly innocuous creature that has been making appearances in increasing numbers around the research facility. Tayra soon learns they are attracted to organic matter and can corrupt even the most stalwart researchers. As