Diya's expression doesn't change much, but there is a flicker of curious interest in there. Oh, there's a whole host of history to be uncovered there, alluded to in so many words. Most of it probably irrelevant to them, but sometimes one must sift through sand to find gold.

"You can brief the head of R&D on the mass effect. I'm sure she will be interested." That's of cursory interest to Diya; the ghem scientist will fill her in on any relevant details. She smiles slightly at Kaidan.

"So," she echoes, "you want us to isolate that gene factor, is that it?"