| Chromosome 6 Contributor(s): Cook, Robin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0425161242 ISBN-13: 9780425161241 Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: One missing organ. One genetic breakthrough. One medical conspiracy too terrifying to imagine. In his most prophetic thriller yet, Robin Cook challenges the medical ethics of genetic manipulations and cloning. In the jungles of equatorial Africa, a biotechnology giant has taken transplant surgery and animal research to a new level. Where one mistake could bridge the evolutionary gap between man and ape--and forever change the genetic map of our existence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Medical - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Science Fiction - Genetic Engineering |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Medical Thriller |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 4.24" W x 6.8" (0.66 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Geographic Orientation - New York |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Behind the headlines on cloning--Dr. Robin Cook blends fact with fiction in one of his most terrifying bestsellers... Chromosome 6 is a prophetic thriller that challenges the medical ethics of genetic manipulation and cloning in the jungles of equatorial Africa, where one mistake could bridge the gap between man and ape--and forever change the genetic map of our existence... |