Hilariously written, a fast paced run through chapters on end about monkeys, stolen genomes, rights on genes, researchers and scientific geeks being businessmen and many things of the sort. I loved this book, it was quick to read, amusing to read, sometimes the bewildering shocking ideas Crichton plants in your head will blur the line between truth and fiction. Living in the age of the genome, the very contemporarily set NEXT will get 
your pulse running.. especially if you have to put those biochemistry papers you took in university to some good use. Cytokines, stem cells couldn't have been portrayed more excitingly if one tried.
Did I mention the transgenic monkey/human boy that one scientist makes and is forced to bring home and raise, while his wife manifests news stories and search results on Google about a monkey-like human syndrome we never heard about. Just goes to show how easy it is to pull a scam in our world. It is sometimes nerve jerking, to those people who hate genetic-anything, but it is a good read for one and all. Need I remind you that this book was written by the same guy who wrote the story for the defining movie of the 1990's 'The Jurassic park'.
For those of us that are so used to multitasking the story provides us with active participation in four to five background story lines. So brace yourselves for one helluva ride.
4.0 stars [****-]
Other reviews: NYT, Grist, Barnes&Noble, RoB
your pulse running.. especially if you have to put those biochemistry papers you took in university to some good use. Cytokines, stem cells couldn't have been portrayed more excitingly if one tried.Did I mention the transgenic monkey/human boy that one scientist makes and is forced to bring home and raise, while his wife manifests news stories and search results on Google about a monkey-like human syndrome we never heard about. Just goes to show how easy it is to pull a scam in our world. It is sometimes nerve jerking, to those people who hate genetic-anything, but it is a good read for one and all. Need I remind you that this book was written by the same guy who wrote the story for the defining movie of the 1990's 'The Jurassic park'.
For those of us that are so used to multitasking the story provides us with active participation in four to five background story lines. So brace yourselves for one helluva ride.
4.0 stars [****-]
Other reviews: NYT, Grist, Barnes&Noble, RoB
