:24:02
You must forgive an old man.
:24:04
- Have I met you before, miss?
- No.
:24:07
This is Stephanie Clayton.
It seems Prof. Jacobs wrote for an assistant.
:24:11
- She's it.
- Yes, Eric told me you were coming.
:24:15
But I didn't expect to see a biologist
that looked like you.
:24:18
That was intended as a compliment.
:24:21
- I'm afraid I've gotten a bit rusty.
- Well, thank you, sir.
:24:24
Well, I don't know that you'll want to stay on
with all that has happened...
:24:28
You're welcome to, of course.
:24:30
But Eric...
:24:31
I know. Dr. Hastings told me on the way out.
:24:35
I see.
:24:36
Well, with Eric gone, I'm alone.
:24:40
I'm sure I can be of service.
:24:42
I mean,
if you're going to continue with your work.
:24:44
Yes, indeed. For Eric's sake, if nothing else.
:24:49
Wasn't Paul Lund working with you,
Prof. Deemer?
:24:51
Paul...
:24:52
Yes, he was studying
for his doctorate...
:24:54
when I was a freshman.
:24:55
I'd heard he came here.
Yes, of course.
:24:58
Paul Lund. No, he's not with us anymore.
:25:02
Well, come now, Miss Clayton.
Let me show you my lab.
:25:04
- Are you interested at all, Doctor?
- Yes, of course.
:25:08
I've put all I own into this.
:25:11
It's my life.
:25:13
Everything that I have and care for is here.
:25:16
Unfortunately, part of it has been destroyed.
:25:20
I see.
:25:22
What's in the vial, Professor?
:25:24
A nutrient.
You mean a synthetic?
:25:26
A completely nonorganic
food concentrate.
:25:30
Medicine has lengthened the life span,
and people live longer.
:25:34
But the food supply remains fairly static.
:25:38
World population is increasing
at the rate of 25 million a year.
:25:44
An overcrowded world.
:25:46
That means not enough to eat.
:25:49
The disease of hunger,
like most diseases, well, it spreads.
:25:53
There are 2 billion people
in the world today.
:25:56
In 1975 there will be 3 billion.
:25:58
In the year 2000,
there will be 3 billion 625 million.