Next

<p>Welcome to our genetic world.<br> Fast, furious, and out of control.<br> This is not the world of the future—it's the world right now.</p> <p>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?</p> <p>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....</p> <p>The future is closer than you think.</p> <p>Check out the wild world of Michael Crichton's <i>Next</i>! <a onclick="popupVDV=window.open('http://www.barnesandnoble.com/flash/vdo.asp?pubID=748109&amp;popupclose=0','popupVDV','width=350,height=425');popupVDV.focus();return(false);" href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/flash/vdo.asp?pubID=748109&amp;nav=1" target="popupVDV">This video</a> features a Bug DNA Kit, where kids can experiment with the DNA of real live insects, and learn about genetics in a fun and exciting way! (Bugs not included.) </p>

Author(s): Michael Crichton  

ISBN 10: 006222719X
ISBN 13: 9780062227195
Pages: 431
Format: Hardcover
Publication: 2/5/2013