It seems to me that your story hinges on creating a world in Act 1 where it is credible to believe that children can be sacrificed on the altar of medical science "for the greater good" .? That they can offered up against their will, without their voluntary consent as "lab rats".? A violation of every norm in contemporary medical ethics.? And a re-incarnation of the medical experiments the Nazis performed.
That would, indeed, be a horror story.
What is the putative benefit humanity might gain at the daughter's expense?? In general terms, what is the "aging experiment" , to? have the child prematurely age in order to, well,.what?? Why is the ideal "human/rat" a young person?