A mother was peacefully chopping onions on a wooden board in her kitchen, with her loyal golden retriever sitting quietly under the counter. Suddenly, her daughter walked in, holding a cell phone with a pale, terrified face. “The lab called… It’s not what we thought, mom,” she said, her voice cracking with emotion. The mother stopped cutting, sensing the heavy dread in the room. “It’s worse,” the daughter added, staring at her with wide eyes. The mother slowly turned around, the knife frozen in her hand, as a chill ran down her spine. A scientific truth had just disrupted their peaceful household.