Welcome to our genetic world.Fast, furious, and out of control.This is not the world of the future--it's the world right now.
Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blonds becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only four hundred genes; is that why a chimp fetus resembles a human being? And should that worry us? There's a new genetic cure for drug addiction--is it worse than the disease?
We live in a time of momentous scientific leaps, a time when it's possible to sell our eggs and sperm online for thousands of dollars and to test our spouses for genetic maladies. We live in a time when one-fifth of all our genes are owned by someone else--and an unsuspecting person and his family can be pursued cross-country because they happen to have certain valuable genes within their chromosomes....
The future is closer than you think.
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Welcome to our genetic world.Fast, furious, and out of control.This is not the world of the future--it's the world right now.
Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blonds becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only four hundred genes; is that why a chimp fetus resembles a human being? And should that worry us? There's a new genetic cure for drug addiction--is it worse than the disease?
We live in a time of momentous scientific leaps, a time when it's possible to sell our eggs and sperm online for thousands of dollars and to test our spouses for genetic maladies. We live in a time when one-fifth of all our genes are owned by someone else--and an unsuspecting person and his family can be pursued cross-country because they happen to have certain valuable genes within their chromosomes....
The future is closer than you think.
Imprint | HarperPaperbacks |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | February 2013 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | February 2013 |
Authors | Michael Crichton |
Dimensions | 203 x 135 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 448 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-06-222719-5 |
Barcode | 9780062227195 |
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LSN | 0-06-222719-X |