It transpired that the psionic Metamind, better known as theoretical physicist Warren DuWitt, had only manifested his abilities after undergoing a highly experimental treatment for genetic mental problems that had long plagued his family.  It was easy enough to find the day when 13-year-old Warren was waiting patiently in a Detroit hospital while doctors prepared the cerebral injection.  They seemed convinced enough that the treatment would have no dangerous side effects even on a mature or healthy subject, either -- the syringe itself looked utterly horrid, but then, it wasn't as though anything could hurt the Spoiler permanently.<br/><br/>Why doctors and scientists never seemed to prepare backups or even write down the formulae for highly experimental treatments was a mystery that no scientific mind had ever deduced.