What is Project Cadmus?
The Cadmus Project is a semi-secret organization that studies genetic engineering. The three original founders were Doctors Reginald Augustine, Dabney Donovan, and Thomas Tompkins. The primary research at Cadmus has resulted in various clones and new life forms. The current Guardian, for example, is a clone of Jim Harper’s first body but contains his original mind. The modern Newsboy Legion are also clones: one of the founders, Tompkins, had been part of the original Newsboy Legion and known the Guardian. Other products of work at Cadmus include the D. N. Aliens, a group of genetically advanced beings. Many of the failed experiments and outcasts from Cadmus have made their way in secret to live in the caves under Metropolis where they call themselves Underworlders. Some of the experiments at Cadmus have been ethically questionable. While some employees have high morals, others have low standards. Several of these controversial projects were led by Dr. Donovan, who faked his death and l
