[It was in the car with them? Of course Sylar would take it. Mohinder twists to stare at the seat behind him, as if he could somehow see the research through it.]

I may have gotten caught up in the new avenue. I made more progress than expected.

[He frowns for a moment, but ultimately continues. Sylar will understand, certainly far better than Maya had (that had been such a mess). And hell- it's not like it could be used by the man anyway.]

There is a quirk to the genetic code that represents the marker for special abilities. It seems that epigenetics determine whether the ability itself is 'activated', so...what I created may artificially meet the conditions other people get through normal growth or their environment to activate their abilities. Or it may do nothing.