{"product_id":"9780060873165","title":"Next","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Crichton, the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/i\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\/b\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, \u003ci\u003eNext\u003c\/i\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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011170058480,"sku":"9780060873165","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060873165_p0.jpg?v=1763620606","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060873165","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}