{"product_id":"next-paperback","title":"Next - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Crichton, the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/em\u003e, comes an astounding, eye-opening look at the world of genetics as it's happening now, told as only Michael Crichton can tell it, with lightening fast pacing and thrilling chases.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our genetic world. Fast, furious, and out of control. This is not the world of the future--it's the world right now. Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 genes; is that why an adult human being resembles a chimp fetus? And should that worry us? There's a new genetic cure for drug addiction--is it worse than the disease? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe 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; test our spouses for genetic maladies and even frame someone for a genetic crime. 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... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevilishly clever, \u003cem\u003eNext\u003c\/em\u003e blends fact and fiction into a breathless tale of a new world where nothing is what it seems, and a set of new possibilities can open at every turn. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs a loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 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? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe 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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevilishly clever, \u003cem\u003eNext\u003c\/em\u003e blends fact and fiction into a breathless tale of a new world where nothing is what it seems and a set of new possibilities can open at every turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNext challenges our sense of reality and notions of morality. Balancing the comic and the bizarre with the genuinely frightening and disturbing, \u003cem\u003eNext\u003c\/em\u003e shatters our assumptions and reveals shocking new choices where we least expect. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe future is closer than you think.\u003c\/p\u003e--South China Morning Post\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs a loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 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? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe 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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevilishly clever, \u003cem\u003eNext\u003c\/em\u003e blends fact and fiction into a breathless tale of a new world where nothing is what it seems and a set of new possibilities can open at every turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNext challenges our sense of reality and notions of morality. Balancing the comic and the bizarre with the genuinely frightening and disturbing, \u003cem\u003eNext\u003c\/em\u003e shatters our assumptions and reveals shocking new choices where we least expect. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe future is closer than you think.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103162503391,"sku":"9780060873035","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/eyTQ8a8rAC9780060873035.webp?v=1781090406","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/next-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}