The T-Veronica Strain:

The Veronica strain of the T-Virus was Alexia Ashford's life work. She synthesized her research from her studies on the society and structure of ants. When appointed at 10 years old to be head researcher for the Antarctic Research Centre, this created a riff in Umbrella with William Birkin, who was also working on research into his own strain of Virus, the G-Virus, which would wind up proving the loftier of the two.
Alexia injected her own body with T-Veronica cells, and put herself in stasis for 15 years to incubate the strain. At first, she'd tried experimenting on her father, Lord Alexander Ashford, but those tests failed. Alfred gained the title of head of the Ashford family as Alexia's research silently continued, without anyone's knowledge.
After the 15 years were up, and Alfred released her just before he died, Alexia's body had fused with the T-Veronica strain, and seemed to possess some of the same quailities as the initial ant DNA and behaviour she'd been researching. Once awake, Albert Wesker and HCF, a rival company to Umbrella, wished to obtain T-Veronica data, but the T-Veronica cells proved to make Alexia formidable. She continued her experiments, infecting a young prisoner of Rockfort Island, Steve Burnside. The T-Veronica virus eventually mutated her cells so she wound up resembling an insect herself.

This is what Alexia wrote about the T-Veronica Strain:
Queen Ant Report:
After discovering the remains of an ancient virus within the genes of a Queen Ant, I have been concentrating on the research of ants.
The ecosystem of the ants seems truly ideal to me. There is one Queen Ant in the anthill, and the soldier and worker ants are the Queen's slaves. They dedicate their lives to the Queen.
The death of the Queen Ant means the doom of the entire anthill. However, the soldier and worker ants can be easily replaced as long as the Queen Ant is alive. This is exactly the same relationship between myself and other ignorant masses.
I have succeeded in creating an ideal virus by implanting the Queen Ant's gene into the mother virus that Spencer found.
I used my otherwise useless father as a test subject. However, as I expected, the virus caused a rapid change in his cells, triggering the complete destruction of his brain cells and body flesh.
Furthermore, a special type of poisonous gas was generated inside his body that the blue herb has no effect against. Because of this, I created an antidote in case of an emergency, and stored it inside of the weapon/chemical warehouse on the B2 floor.
I have decided to name this virus with unimaginable potential, the "T-Veronica" virus. When I find out how I can fully utilize the power of my wonderful virus, my great research will finally be complete.
- Alexia Ashford

Virus Research Report:
Work continues on the "T-Veronica" virus which I extracted from the Queen Ant. The more research I conduct on it, the more I am impressed by how much potential it has.
I have finally implanted the virus into my own body, and discovered how to fully utilize its power. I will avoid making the mistake that I made on my father. I will suppress the activity of the virus at an ultra-low temperature, so that my cells will change slowly.
My calculations indicated that it will take 15 years before my body will gain immunity, and become able to co-exist with the virus.
Until then, I have no choice but to trust the capsule that I will be in to that inept but loyal soldier ant who is my brother. For me to obtain unlimited power, some risks need to be taken.
When I awaken, I will be the Queen... And, the "T-Veronica" virus will be unleashed upon the entire world by my children. Every last creature on earth will exist to serve me.
At that time, the world will achieve the perfect ecosystem, just like an anthill, but on a much grander scale.
- Alexia Ashford

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