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The Unedited : A Novel about Genome and Identity
Overview
This novel is set in the near future, where human genome editing has become routine. First adopted to fight a lethal virus, it is now widely used to prevent diseases and favor other traits. Ben, Eiko, Celia, Raphael and Leo have just had their coming-of-age genome reading and are struggling with this new information for each their own reasons. Soon, they are cast into the middle of a crisis that threatens the future of their society and pits it against a parallel, but strictly separated, society where genome manipulation is forbidden on religious grounds.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9783030346232
- ISBN-10: 3030346234
- Publisher: Springer
- Publish Date: January 2020
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.54 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.81 pounds
- Page Count: 250
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