When a flu epidemic leaves people with proteins that make them as hairy as chimpanzees, an American college student and a Mexican scientist in New York City work to develop a cure for mankind’s newest affliction.

Tiny Pelican Island is one of the few parts of the world still free from the deadly gray pox in 2080 - save for their own patient zero, the plague doctor's six-year-old niece. In order to save her family and her island, the doctor must join the cutthroat race to find a cure.

A man reviews a book written by an esteemed scientist, which detailedly describes a series of events collectively known as the “neural chernobyl,” and speculates about the future of this ongoing biological disaster.

A plague targeting Black citizens sweeps the nation causing chaos and despair.

A strange virus originating in a religious cult makes men desire to kill women, especially their wives. As the virus spreads and rates of femicide quickly rise, an American scientist makes plans to save his family—before realizing he is already infected.

A scientist notes the discovery of a new chemical compound with physics-defying capabilities.

In a world plagued by a global pandemic, a doctor in a high-security laboratory helps a patient regain their strength and memories. Over time, the patient learns the shocking truth about their relationship with the doctor and the events that led them to their current condition.

A virus and bacteria-ridden world forces humanity into virtual reality where human touch is but a simulation. When a scientist researching potential reentry encounters the pleasure of real human touch for the first time since her birth, she grapples with the limitations of the seemingly perfect yet largely empty life she has been given.

On a train ride to a metallurgical conference in Chicago, a consultant tries to avoid the debate between pure and applied sciences, but he cannot avoid it when he gets cornered in the washroom by two professors and an undecided bright new recruit.

When a rebel space pilot discovers a potential cure to the plague that has enslaved most of the known galaxy under an iron-fisted corporation, she must risk life, limb, and soul to return the specimen to her fellow revolutionaries.