Techno-Thriller
Tripp finds himself in hot water when in order to fund his research, he crosses the ethical lines putting everyone he cares for at risk.
Synopsis:
“Tripp Galloway finds himself struggling to balance his dreams of curing diseases with his morality. His team is on the cutting edge of medicine, using gene editing to wipe diseases out of history.
Behind closed doors, he partners with a wealthy Russian Oligarch with a penchant for violence and the desire to have a family. The arrangement is simple; Tripp creates perfect babies in order to keep saving the world. The doctor must navigate through convincing the FDA, the country, and his team that the risk is worth the reward. As Tripp wades through the murky waters of modern science, we come to find out that the genetics are easy but playing God is very, very hard.
The product of years of experience, The Gene Solution is filled with groundbreaking science and powerful ethical challenges. The Gene Solution tackles head-on the quagmire that is genetic editing for humans.”
The characters are a mix of well-intentioned doctors and scientists caught up in the money game that to get anywhere you might have to cross some lines you didn’t think you would cross, a resentful FDA agent out to discredit their work, a powerful and dangerous Russian that will do anything to help his wife, and desperate people wanting a baby.
The timeline gradually progresses from 2025 and further with fast-paced short chapters racing from scene to scene; unravelling more about the characters, motivations and their morals. The story realistically progresses to 2026, then 2027 and so on to show how long these complicated procedures take. The author does a good job of detailing the finer points without bogging down the story. Making it easier for anyone to grasp the basic concepts of what is going on, and what is about to happen.
Those that enjoy a detailed techno-thriller that goes into minute detail of the science and medical side of things might enjoy this read.
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