THE NEW THRILLER FROM MICHAEL CRICHTON, ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS AUTHORS IN THE WORLD, IS SURE TO BIGGEST BOOK OF CHRISTMAS 2006. IS YOUR LOVED ONE MISSING SOME BODY PARTS? ARE BLONDES BECOMING EXTINCT? IS EVERYONE AT YOUR DINNER TABLE OF THE SAME SPECIES? IT`S 2006: DO YOU KNOW WHO ALL YOUR CHILDREN ARE? DO YOU KNOW HUMANS AND CHIMPANZEES DIFFER IN ONLY 400 GENES? AND WHY DOES AN ADULT HUMAN BEING RESEMBLE A CHIMP FOETUS? THERE`S A NEW GENETIC CURE FOR DRUG ADDICTION – IS IT WORSE THAN THE DISEASE? EVER WANT TO DESIGN YOUR OWN PET? CHANGE THE STRIPES ON THE FISH IN YOUR AQUARIUM? EVER THINK TO SELL YOUR BODY FAT – OR DONATE IT TO CHARITY? OR SELL YOUR EGGS AND SPERM ONLINE FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS? DID YOU KNOW ONE FIFTH OF ALL YOUR GENES ARE OWNED BY SOMEONE ELSE? COME TO THINK OF IT, COULD YOU AND YOUR FAMILY BE PURSUED CROSS COUNTRY JUST BECAUSE YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE CERTAIN GENES IN YOUR BODY? 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. MOST OF THE EVENTS IN THIS BOOK HAVE ALREADY HAPPENED. AND THE REST ARE JUST AROUND THE CORNER. GET USED TO IT.
कर्करोगाच्या उपचारांसाठी आलेल्या रुग्णांच्या पेशी मिळवून त्या विद्यापीठाला विकणारा डॉक्टर. या पेशींच्या मालकीसाठी काहीही करायला तयार असणारे उद्योगपती आणि मतलबी प्राध्यापक. चिम्पँझी मादीच्या जनुकसंचात स्वत:चेच जनुक मिसळून बेकायदेशीररीत्या ‘ह्यूमंझी’ बनवणारा बेजबाबदार जीवशास्त्रज्ञ. धर्म आणि विज्ञान यांची चलाखीनं सरमिसळ करणारा, आपल्या विद्याथ्र्यांचं संशोधन चोरणारा आणि राजकारणात राजकारण्यांनाही मागे टाकणारा शास्त्रज्ञ रॉबर्ट बेलार्मिनो. स्वत:ची तुंबडी भरण्यासाठी कोणत्याही थराला जाणारे प्रसिद्धी माध्यमांचे लोक. या सगळ्या काळ्या पाश्र्वभूमीवर मनोरंजन करणारा आणि गणित सोडवणारा बुद्धिमान पोपट.... या सगळ्यातून तयार होते प्रश्नांची मोठी मालिका. उत्तरं नसलेले, अस्वस्थ करणारे प्रश्न.... मन मानेल ते करायला सज्ज असणारं आजचं जीवशास्त्र पाहता पुढे काय होणार?