The world in the 23rd century. Resource-extracting companies have established numerous colonies in the solar system, where millions of people live. To withstand the hostile environments of space and the Earth, which is scarred by climate change and pollution, these corporations produce genetically modified workers - derogatorily referred to as 'mutants'. When mutant children are discovered on Mars, seemingly conceived and born naturally, the dogma that mutants cannot reproduce independently begins to crumble. The consequences of this discovery will not only determine the fates of security officer Kareena Toran on Mars and Beta-class worker Skip on Earth but also shake the entire balance of power in the solar system. 'Ex vitro', Volume 1 of the c23 series by the physicist and PhD engineer.