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. The book includes an essay on the potential of human genome engineering and related genome-based choices.
Author(s): Pernille Rørth
Series: Science And Fiction
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 246
Tags: Popular Life Sciences
Contents......Page 6
Part I......Page 8
1: The Wall......Page 9
2: The Day of the Readings......Page 14
3: Transit Interviews......Page 32
4: The Truth Will Set You Free......Page 52
Part II......Page 71
5: Home......Page 72
6: Unrest......Page 88
7: The Witch......Page 111
8: Business Acumen......Page 128
9: Father Marius......Page 151
10: Peas and Politics......Page 166
Part III......Page 187
11: Return......Page 188
12: Safe Haven......Page 204
13: Summer Rain......Page 221
Manipulating the Human Genome: Technology and Choice......Page 229
Cloning and Twinning......Page 231
Selection and Choice......Page 233
Reading the Genome......Page 234
Manipulating the Genome......Page 237
Predicting and Designing......Page 240
Concluding Remarks: Choice Versus Chance......Page 243
Bibliography......Page 245
