Isobel, a pharmaceutical scientist, harvests the last pristine coral reef for materials to make a medicine that will save her son. Luk, a game designer who is raising his daughter alone, watches helpless while his 8-year-old daughter contracts an unknown virus that leaves her screaming in pain. When the virus strikes children around the world, CDC researcher Nadine discovers the unlikely truth. The virus is rewiring the children's brains, changing them in what appears to be an unusual evolutionary leap. The race is on to discover why, and how--or if--they can stop it.