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Double Helix Summaries
Double Helix by Nancy Werlin

Chapter Summaries:
1) Eli Samuels is anxious to meet Dr. Wyatt and he paces in the waiting area. He dates a girl known as Viv. Dr. Wyatt finally appears and beckons him to follow.

2) Dr. Wyatt’s office appeared to be like a large closet. Eli is six foot seven and Dr. Wyatt says that he will stop growing at six foot eleven. Eli is the Salutatorian at his school because he let Viv have Valedictorian. Dr. Wyatt knew Eli’s mother. Eli is offered to work at Wyatt Transgenics for a year. He shakes Dr. Wyatt’s hand to accept this offer.
3) Viv and Eli met each other in the boys’ room in the fifth grade. Both were trying to stop Asa Barnes from being beaten up. They both had their own plans, but changed it at the last moment. Eli tries to sign up for the company’s health plan.
4) Eli and his father do not appear to have a good and happy relationship. The father dislikes Dr. Wyatt for unknown reasons. Eli found a letter stating that his father did not have the Huntington’s disease. Eli wants to help with the bills. Eli is going to tell Viv about his new job.
5) Viv and Eli are sleeping together, but Eli wakes her up. Viv has never really talked about her father and Eli has told nothing to Viv about his parents. Eli tells Viv that there are complications, but convinces her to hold off on the curiosity.
6) Eli is preparing to go to his rehearsal graduation. He is reminded that his dad used to actually be the radical student type. Both Dr. Wyatt and Eli’s father appeared at the graduation. The father left the graduation early because of Dr. Wyatt.
7) The graduates’ caps are flung into the air. Mrs. Fadiman embraced Eli and Viv and told them that they were fantastic. Viv covers for Eli for the fact that Eli’s parents are not there. Dr. Wyatt comes by and congratulates them both and offers dinner.
8) Eli is taken to a small French bistro north of Harvard Square called Chez Henri for dinner. Eli continued to wonder why Dr. Wyatt had

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