To stop the government weaponising a clean energy formula, a rebellious scientist uploads it into her mind and must find a suitable donor for the formula before it fades away forever.

I need some connective tissue here. How does uploading it stop it from being used? I am guessing it to is a theft.

Why is it fading?

How is it uploaded? Matrix style plug in the head?

The gaps are a little big for me to fill in.

What's the difference between "upload" and old-fashioned "memorize"?

And how will "uploading" stop the big bad government from its malevolent purposes? ?When I upload pictures, say to Tumblr or Flickr, the source files don't disappear on my computer.

And ?if the source file were erased what's to stop the person or people who devised the formula from recreating it from memory? ?Or hard copy? ?Or restoring it from backup?

I just don't see how "uploading" achieves her purpose of denying others the formula.

What's the difference between "upload" and old-fashioned "memorize"?

And how will "uploading" stop the big bad government from its malevolent purposes? ?When I upload pictures, say to Tumblr or Flickr, the source files don't disappear on my computer.

And ?if the source file were erased what's to stop the person or people who devised the formula from recreating it from memory? ?Or hard copy? ?Or restoring it from backup?

I just don't see how "uploading" achieves her purpose of denying others the formula.