"It is better for everyone if you do.", he stated matter-of-factly. There isn't much he knew about the salarian Mordin Solus outside of what one could garner locally, but the fact that he ran the clinic implied he cared about public safety.

This?

This could endanger that if it got into the wrong hands.

"My species needs a very specific kind of fuel to survive. Energon.", the flask of fluid is raised,"Highly explosive. As you can guess, high in energy. This sample is from naturally occurring crystals."

Or from him, more likely, while his diet had been comprised of energon processed from naturally occurring crystals. A digit taps the flask before setting it down.

"I don't suspect I'll be finding any natural sources of energon on this alien station, so I will need to synthesize a less potent form from other fuel sources. Hence the need for lab equipment."