The Science and Technology Advanced Research Laboratories represent an international research organization, founded in the ideal of creating a group capable of pursuing scientific research, without being bound to the concerns of governments or private businesses. Though there are nearly two dozen research stations throughout the world, the one in Central City represents the cream of the crop; occupying a large, four-story compound in the heart of Westminister, the brilliant researchers in S.T.A.R. Labs have access to technology and techniques all but unknown to the rest of the world. Though their research spans a vast range of disciplines, more recently genetics has come to the forefront; specifically, studying the sudden rise in superpowered metahumans.
