The adventures of John Storm and the Elizabeth Swann. John Storm is an ocean adventurer and conservationist. The Elizabeth Swann is a fast solar and wind powered boat. During a race around the world, news of the sinking of a pirate whaling ship reaches John Storm and his mate Dan Hawk. They decide to abandon the race and try and save the wounded whale.

The Elizabeth Swann is home to a comprehensive archive of DNA called 'The Ark.'

The collection has been amassed by John Storm, starting as a hobby, and becoming a near obsession, as part of his ongoing conservation work, that looks at the beginnings of life on earth, and predictions for the future. Sometimes the Ark is a target for thieves. Especially less scrupulous members of the scientific and medical community, who may be looking to plug gaps in their DNA based projects. Mostly, this involves human enhancement. Hence, attracts military interest.

Professor Douglas Storm invented the Ark, a sophisticated DNA synthesizer, after his nephew discovered a Homo Erectus skull in Tanzania. The Ark is unique in all the world, being able to sample DNA and convert to digital code for long term archiving, but also being able to reconvert the digital code to living biological DNA, from which the life form (flora or fauna) might be regenerated given the right conditions.

With the ongoing advancements in miniaturization and automation, the Professor was able to design an automated laboratory compact and portable enough to be installed on the Elizabeth Swann.

While the core technology existed, the capabilities of the ARK represents a significant technological advancement. For instance, it is able to:

- Synthesize extremely long or complex DNA sequences with high fidelity.

- Do so at a much faster rate than current technology.

- Potentially synthesize entire genomes or even create artificial chromosomes.

It soon became obvious to Professor Storm, and later to John, that such technology could enable the colonization of planets, and terraforming. Thus making both men high value subjects for agencies like NASA, the ESA (European Space Agency), and the Chinese and Russian equivalents: China National Space Administration (CNSA), is the government agency responsible for overseeing China's civil space activities and international space cooperation, headquartered in Beijing. Russian space agency, Roscosmos (Роскосмос), the state corporation responsible for space flights, cosmonautics programs, and aerospace research, headquartered in Moscow.

Fortunately, the Ark is protected by Hal and Merlin, the ships defence system.

The Elizabeth Swann is a solar and wind powered trimaran. One of the Six-Pack round the world competitors, captained by John Storm. Details of the design will be revealed on the 1st of August 2020.

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