Android, Age One is a science fiction adventure based on a real event. The author created the character, Android, from a child born with a genetic anomaly called leukodystrophy. The trait occurs in the nuclear family of the writer. The fictional setting for the story reflects recent studies tracing human female mitochondrial cell structures. The studies indicated all humans living now are descended from as few as two females who lived on earth more than 200,000 years ago.